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The Lizard

1972Movie1 h 41 min

56

DecentGoodWatch score

56

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

He steals from the rich and gives to the poor! Like Robin Hood, the title hero of The Lizard is a philanthropic thief, except the Lizard makes his rounds in 1930s Shanghai.

Good for

Family movie night
Friends night
Party vibe

Where to watch

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Not streaming in any country yet.

Fingerprint

Gets your pulse racing.

Not for scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 56
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for action movies, −7 min on the typical 108
typical 108101
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Released
1972
November 1, 1972
54 years ago
Genre
Action
Language
Chinese
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
24 of 33
Directing · 2
Chor Yuen Director, Writer
Ku Chen Assistant Director
Production · 1
Runme Shaw Producer
Camera · 1
Wu Cho-Hua Director of Photography
Editing · 2
Chiang Hsing-Lung Editor
Yen-Hai Li Editor
Sound · 1
Frankie Chan Fan-kei Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Wu Hsu-Ching Makeup Artist
Liu Chi-Yu Costume Designer
Other crew · 1
Yuen Woo-ping Martial Arts Choreographer

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