Showdown at the Cotton Mill

Showdown at the Cotton Mill (Chinese title: 胡惠乾血戰西幝寺; Mandarin: Hu Hui Chien xie zhan xi chan si), also released as Cold Face, Heart and Blood, is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Wu Ma. The film was believed to be lost until Rarescope uncovered the film in a Taiwanese film vault. It is a sequel to the 1976 film The Shaolin Avengers, which was co-directed by Wu Ma and Chang Cheh and stars Kuan-Chun Chi as Hu Hui-Chien.[citation needed]

Showdown at the Cotton Mill
Traditional Chinese胡惠乾血戰西幝寺
Directed byWu Ma
Written byKuang Ni
Produced byLau Wai-Ban
StarringKuan-Chun Chi
Tao-liang Tan
Peng Chang
CinematographyChen Hay-Lock
Edited byPeter Cheung
Music byFrankie Chan
Production
company
Long Year Film Company Production
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryTaiwan / Hong Kong
LanguageMandarin

Plot

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After achieving much fame and glory from smashing the cotton mill, Shaolin hero Hu Hui-Chien has become the people's champion and the sworn enemy of the Ching government. So enraged are they that they employ the best fighters from the Wu Tang. A master leg fighter named Kao Chin Chung, whose "Flash Northern Legs" are undefeated in the whole of China, travels to Canton at the invitation of the Ching government to kill Shaolin master Hu Hui-Chien. This leads to the classic northern kicks and southern fist duel. The climax has Kao Chin being defeated and killed by Hu Hui Chien but Hu Hui Chien also dies from the kick wounds to end the movie.

Cast

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  • Kuan-Chun Chi as Hu Hui-Chien
  • Tao-liang Tan as Master Kao Chin Chung
  • Peng Chang as Uy Hsing-Hung
  • Ching Kuo Chung as Tung Chien-Chin
  • Wan Fei
  • Keung Li
  • Mao Shan
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