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Written by King HuChung Wang Productioncompany Golden Harvest Production company Orange Sky Golden Harvest | 7.2/10 IMDb Running time 105 min. Director King Hu Cinematography Tsing-Can Chun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Li Li-HuaRoy ChiaoFeng HsuYing BaiFeng TienAngela Mao Initial release 6 December 1973 (Hong Kong) Cast Similar Directed by King Hu, Martial arts movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fate of Lee Khan is a 1973 Hong Kong wuxia film, directed by King Hu.
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Plot
In the film, Wendy is a resistance fighter of the Chinese underground who wants to stop Lee Khan from attaining an important map. All of the resistance fighters want to restore Han rule. The villains are Lee Khan and his female partner Wan’er, who want to prevent the resistance fighters achieving victory.
Cast
Analysis
The film is one of the Chinese action films that helped encourage that there be more female action roles.
The director King Hu used methods of framing to show action scenes in detail. Close to the end of the film, the director used cutting patterns and edge framing to show how similar all of the fighters' moves are. Hu also filmed The Fate of Lee Khan back to back with The Valiant Ones.
Releases
Titled Ying chun ge zhi Fengbo in its original Taiwan release, the film has had subsequent releases under other titles. It was as Der letzte Kampf des Lee Khan in Germany, as L'auberge du printemps in France, and as Ying chung gok ji fung boh when released in Cantonese in Hong Kong.