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Release Date:
April 16, 1976
Original Title:
八道樓子
Alternate Titles:
Ba dao lou zi
Baat do lau ji
Seven Man Army
Genres:
Action | Drama | War
Production Companies:
Chang's Film Company
Shaw Brothers
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 100
In 1933, 20,000 Japanese soldiers and 50 tanks invaded the Pa Tou Lou Tzu, a strategic key point of the Great Wall. With only seven men stationing, these heroes took on the entire army for five days before succumbing. Director Chang Cheh recreated this epic battle with his favorite cast including Ti Lung, David Chiang, Alexander Fu Sheng and Chen Kuan-tai, as a celluloid tribute to these nameless souls.
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Costume Design:
Huang Yung
Director:
Chang Cheh
Wu Ma
Hsiung Ting-Wu
Director of Photography:
Kung Mu-To
Editor:
Kwok Ting-Hung
Original Music Composer:
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Writer:
Ni Kuang
Chang Cheh
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