7 Man Army
(1976)
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7 Man Army
(1976)
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David Chiang | ... |
Pai Chang-hsing
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Lung Ti | ... |
Wu Chao-cheng
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Kuan Tai Chen | ... |
Chiang Ming-kun
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Sheng Fu | ... |
Ho Hung-fa
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Kuan-Chun Chi | ... |
Chu Tien-cheng
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Ying Bai | ... |
Chia Fu-sheng
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Yi-Min Li | ... |
Private Pan Ping Lin
(as Lee I. Min)
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Hua Chung Ting | ... |
Hsiao Hsuen-tsu
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Tien Miao | ... |
Hsi Yi
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Hsin Yi Chen |
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Hui Lou Chen |
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Jun Chen |
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Ming Li Chen |
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Shen-Lin Chen |
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Tien-chi Cheng |
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Another iconoclastic work from the action auteur Chang Cheh, and winner of Honourable Mention for Dramatic Feature at the 13th Golden Horse Awards, 7-Man Army retells the legend of seven patriots defending against 20,000 Japanese soldiers and 50 tanks for 5 days, at a strategic key point of the Great Wall known as Pa Tou Lou Tzu Written by Celestial Pictures
I saw this movie as the second half of a midnight double bill more than 20 years ago and it made a lasting impression. A group of brave Chinese martial arts fighters take a stand against the Japanese invaders during WWII in an impressive display of martial arts. So why didn't the Japanese just gun them down? I guess there is no honor in defeating an enemy without firearms that way and that would have shortened the movie quite a bit. See it if you can, but as far as I know it is completely unavailable. There is not even a Hong Kong VCD release of it. This one is overdue for DVD release. 9/10