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Blood Brothers (1973) [PG-13]

Release Date:
February 24, 1973

Original Title:
刺馬

Alternate Titles:
Assassinating Ma
Blood Brothers
Bracia krw
Chinese Vengeance
Ci Ma
De bloedbroeders
Dinastía de sangre
Dynasty of Blood
Hermanos de sangre
I dynasteia tou aimatos
Los karatistas sangrientos
Tha sas syntripso olous me karate
The Blood Brothers
Братья по крови

Genres:
Action | Drama

Production Companies:
Shaw Brothers

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 18  HK: IIB  NL: 18  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 123

No one could stand in their way... and live!

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Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and actors to superstar status. In fact, Ti Lung won Taiwan's Golden Horse Award for Outstanding Performance as the challenging role of a jealous provincial governor who kills his friend in order to steal the man's wife.

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Art Direction:
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng

Assistant Director:
John Woo
Godfrey Ho

Costume Design:
Li Chi

Director:
Chang Cheh

Director of Photography:
Kung Mu-To

Editor:
Kwok Ting-Hung

Gaffer:
Kuan Ying-Chuen

Makeup Artist:
Wu Hsu-Ching

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Tong Kai
Lau Kar-Leung

Original Music Composer:
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei

Producer:
Run Run Shaw

Props:
Ho Chieh-Fu

Screenplay:
Chang Cheh
Ni Kuang

Sound Recordist:
Wang Yong-Hua

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