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The Magnificent Ruffians (1979) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 20, 1979

Original Title:
賣命小子

Alternate Titles:
Daring Kids
Das tödliche Erbe des Shaolin
Mai ming xiao zi
Os Seis Magníficos Lutadores
The Destroyers

Genres:
Action | Drama

Production Companies:
Shaw Brothers

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 18 

Runtime: 106

Overview from TheMovieDB

Venom regulars Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, and Sun Chien star as a gang of unemployed martial artists who spend their days stuffing their faces at local restaurants and letting the staff beat them up instead of paying the bill. Their fortunes appear to improve when the head of a local security agency hires them to take out the competition, who their new employer insists is up to no good. But the boys are being played for fools, and after an unfortunate misunderstanding, they unite with their former adversary to take out the true villain.

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Art Direction:
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng

Assistant Director:
Chiang Sheng
Chan Yau-Man

Costume Design:
Liu Chi-Yu

Director:
Chang Cheh

Director of Photography:
Cho Wai-Kei

Editor:
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Lee Yim-Hoi

Hairdresser:
Peng Yen-Lien

Lighting Technician:
Kuan Ying-Chuen
Chan Fen

Makeup Artist:
Wu Hsu-Ching

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
Lu Feng
Chiang Sheng

Original Music Composer:
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren

Producer:
Run Run Shaw

Production Manager:
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Chen Lieh
Choi Nai-Ban

Props:
Lai Yu
Lau Bing-Wai

Writer:
Ni Kuang
Chang Cheh

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