The Killer (released in the United States as Sacred Knives of Vengeance) is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chor Yuen.[1]
| The Killer | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Chor Yuen |
| Screenplay by | Kuo Chia |
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw[2] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Wu Zhuohua[2] |
| Edited by | Jiang Xinglong[2] |
| Music by | Zhou Fuliang |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong[1] |
| Language | Mandarin |
Release edit
The film was released in Hong Kong on August 1, 1972.[2]
Reception edit
From contemporary reviews, Tom Milne of the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed a dubbed version of the film.[1] Milne found the film to be a "rather tired offering from the Hong Kong conveyor-belt" while noting the film begins well enough with the hero "arriving in town to confound one and all with his dazzling display of town-taming karate chops and kangaroo hops. It also end swell with the las-minute intervention of a genuine Japanese samurai, heralded by a mysterious sound in an apparently empty house as something falls, and one by one the panels of a screen topple over to reveal him in full regalia, ready to challenge the heroes to the only fight in the film staged with any style or imagination."[1] Milne concluded that the film "gets bogged down in endless, drearily identical fights and a plot which labours through its triangular complex of love and friendship."[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Milne, Tom (September 1973). "Killer, The". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 40, no. 476. British Film Institute. pp. 192–193.
- ^ a b c d "Hong Kong Film Archive [Search for "大殺手"]". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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