Magnificent Bodyguards
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Magnificent Bodyguards (飛渡捲雲山) is a 1978 martial arts film, starring Jackie Chan and directed by Lo Wei.
The story starts with Lord Ting Chung (Chan) getting hired to escort a womens sick brother to the doctor. To get there they must pass through an area of Ancient China controlled by criminals. Then the sick man turns out to be one of the criminals too. Ting Chung now has to fight for his life to get out.
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[edit] Credits
Cast: Jackie Chan, James Tien, Bruce Leung
Director: Lo Wei
Producer: Hsu Li Hwa
Writer: Ku Lung
Stunt Coordinators: Jackie Chan, Luk Chuen
[edit] Trivia
- This was the first film in Hong Kong to be filmed using 3-D technology.
- The final fight scene uses the Star Wars theme as it's soundtrack.
- This film was poorly received and Chan himself doesn't like the film. He puts it down to Lo Wei not giving him any creative freedom.
[edit] UK DVD Information
Classification: 15
Run Time: 99 minutes
Main Language: Cantonese
