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Release Date:
April 10, 1977
Original Title:
海軍突擊隊
Alternate Titles:
Hai jun tu ji dui
Hoi gwan dat gik dui
Navy Descentors
Os Tigres do Mar
The Naval Commandos
Genres:
Action | Drama | War
Production Companies:
Chang's Film Company
China Motion Pictures Company
Shaw Brothers
Production Countries:
Hong Kong | Taiwan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 112
The "Godfather Of The Kung-Fu Film" created this rousing epic of a seemingly suicidal mission to destroy the Japanese Navy's flagship in 1937, featuring many great actors he had worked with over the years. Their courageous and desperate attempts to do just that comprise the remarkable action in this rousing epic, featuring some of the greatest actors Chang had ever made, was making, and would ever make famous. (IVL)
Art Direction:
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
Costume Design:
Liu Chi-Yu
Huang Yung
Director:
Chang Cheh
Director of Photography:
Kung Mu-To
Editor:
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Original Music Composer:
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Producer:
Run Run Shaw
Writer:
Chang Yung-hsiang
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