Duel of Fists (1971)

1971 film by Chang Cheh

Released

1 October 1971

Country

British Hong Kong

Language

Standard Chinese

Genre

Martial arts film

Director

Chang Cheh

Screenplay

Ni Kuang

Producer

Run Run Shaw

Music

Frankie Chan

Cinematography

Kung Mu-To

Starring

David Chiang, Ti Lung, Ching Li, Chan Sing, Ku Feng, Pawana Chanajit

Running time

102 minutes

Production company

Shaw Brothers Studio

Distributor

Shaw Brothers Studio

Set in

Thailand

Duel of Fists (Chinese: 拳擊; Quan Ji or Kuen gik) is a 1971 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh and starring David Chiang and Ti Lung. Filmed on location in Bangkok, the story concerns a Hong Kong engineer (Chiang) who goes to Thailand to find his long-lost half-brother (Ti Lung), who is a Muay Thai boxer. For its 1973 UK release, the film was retitled The Chinese Connection and is often confused with the Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury, which was also known in some areas as The Chinese Connection.

More films directed by Chang Cheh

• The One-Armed Swordsman 1967
• Have Sword, Will Travel 1969
• The Invincible Fist 1969
• Vengeance 1970
• The Wandering Swordsman 1970
• The Heroic Ones 1970
• The New One-Armed Swordsman 1971
• The Deadly Duo 1971
• The Duel 1971
• The Water Margin 1972
• The Boxer from Shantung 1972
• Angry Guest 1972
• Delightful Forest 1972
• Four Riders 1972
• Man of Iron 1972
• Young People 1972
• The Blood Brothers 1973
• The Pirate 1973
• Police Force 1973
• The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires 1974

Series

• Followed by: Angry Guest

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• TMDb
• Wikidata

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