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The Savage Five

1974Movie1 h 36 min

64

DecentGoodWatch score

64

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

A pacifist village is beset by bandits in this martial arts thriller. "Savage Five" hands-down rivals the ornateness of "Kid With The Golden Arm" and the twist-heavy "Five Deadly Venoms".

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Party vibe

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Graphic violence bothers you
You want something quiet and calm

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Gets your pulse racing.
Keeps you on edge.
Leaves you shaken.

Not for warmth, comfort or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 64
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for action movies, −12 min on the typical 108
typical 10896
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
1974
February 15, 1974
52 years ago
Genre
Action
Language
Chinese
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceIntense
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 55
Directing · 2
Chang Cheh Director, Writer
Godfrey Ho Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Ni Kuang Writer
Production · 1
Run Run Shaw Producer
Camera · 1
Kung Mu-To Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Kwok Ting-Hung Editor
Sound · 2
Frankie Chan Fan-kei Original Music Composer
Wang Yong-Hua Sound
Art · 1
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Li Chi Costume Design
Wu Hsu-Ching Makeup Artist

Tropes

The Magnificent Seven Samuraiin 64 titlesA Genre Deconstruction of the typical Seven Samurai-style plot.Escape ArtistRare · in 30 titlesChen Deng, a master thief and pickpocket, who in his first scene gets tied up to a tree...All 18 tropes

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