The Winged Tiger

The Winged Tiger
Traditional 插翅虎
Simplified 插翅虎
Mandarin Chā Chì Hǔ
Cantonese Caap3 Ci3 Fu2
Directed by San Kong
Produced by Run Run Shaw
Written by San Kong
Starring Chan Hung-lit
Angela Yu Chien
Tien Feng
Annette Sam
David Chiang
Paul Wei
Music by Wang Fu-ling
Cinematography Hua Shan
Edited by Chiang Hsing-lung
Production
company
Distributed by Shaw Brothers Studio
Release dates
  • 18 February 1970 (1970-02-18)
Running time
93 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Mandarin
Box office HK$552,565.60

The Winged Tiger is a 1970 Hong Kong wuxia film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring actor Chan Hung-lit, who was well known for playing villain roles, in his first lead role as a protagonist. The film also co-stars Angela Yu Chien, Tien Feng and David Chiang. Lau Kar-leung served as action director for the film.

Plot

The chief of Mount Hua and the leaders of Eight Schools sends famed martial artist, Guo Jiou Ru to locate a coveted manual written by the late King of the Martial World. Split into two parts, the manual details skills to turn the practitioner into a supreme fighter. The Yin family possesses one of the books while the Winged Tiger, Teng Fei has the other. In a bid to secure the manuals for himself, the King of Hades sets up his sister to marry Teng Fei. Guo, with his proficiency in ventriloquism and comparable skills to Teng Fei, is to impersonate him and infiltrate the Yin household to steal away the other manual.

Cast

Box office

The film grossed HK$552,565.60 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 18 to 27 February 1970 in Hong Kong.

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