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The Magnificent Kick

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The Magnificent Kick
Directed byDaniel Lau Tan Ching
Screenplay bySzeto On
Wong Mei Ling (script supervisor)
Produced byNg Why
StarringKwan Tak-Hing
Jason Pai Piao
Cecilla Wong
CinematographyHo Hak Wai
Edited byRobert Choi Hung
Music byYui Wing Siu
So Yung
Production
company
Friendship Films (H.K)
Release date
  • 18 December 1980 (1980-12-18) (H.K.)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese version
English Version

The Magnificent Kick (Chinese: 黃飛鴻與鬼腳七) (also known as Secret Kick of Death in the U.K) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts biography film. The film is a flashback story of the life of Wong Fei Hung, the Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, and is named after his trademark move- a kick too fast to be countered, known as 'the shadowless kick'. The director is Daniel Lau Tan Ching, and the producer is Ng Why. The film stars Kwan Tak-hing, Jason Pai Piao, Cecilla Wong and Han Ying-chieh.[1] The production company is Friendship Films (H.K.) Co, Hsu Tang is the production manager, the screenplay is by Sze-To On, and the script supervisor is Wong Mei Ling.[2] The martial art used in the film by Kwan Tak-hing is Hung Ga / Hung Gar.[3][4]

Kwan Tak-hing as Wong Fei Hung

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Kwan Tak-hing acted the role of the famous chinese martial artist and physician, Wong Fei Hung (1847-1924), in 77 films, between 1949 and 1981. That is a world record for the portrayal of one character by the same actor in feature films.[1] The first of his portrayals was in the 1949 film The Story of Huang Fei-hung Part 1, and in 1956 he starred in 25 Fei- hung films.[5] The production of the Fei-hung films ended in 1970, but was revived in 1974 with The Skyhawk, followed by a television series, and then the films Magnificent Butcher in 1979, Magnificent Kick in 1980 and Dreadnaught in 1981.[1] [6] By the time he starred in The Magnificent Kick, Kwan Tak-hing was 75 years of age and a stunt man had to take his place for the most physical scenes.[1]

Cast

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  • Kwan Tak-hing as Wong Fei Hung / Wong Feihong
  • Jason Pai Piao as Ah Su
  • Cecilla Wong
  • Han Ying-chieh
  • Nick Cheung Lik
  • Chiang Tao
  • Lau Hok Nin
  • Alan Chan Kwok
  • Ma Chan San
  • Lee Fat Yuen
  • Fung Ging Man
  • Cham Siu Hung
  • Wong Mei
  • Sai Gwa Pau
  • Chong Wai
  • Ma Kim Ying
  • Tai San
  • Chan Ling Wai
  • Ma Hon Yuen
  • Chan Leung
  • Lai Kim Hung
  • Ho Bo Sing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Famous Chinese Actor, Kwan Tak-hing 中国著名演员关德兴". cn.hujiang.com. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ "The Magnificent Kick (1980)". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. ^ Hal Erickson (2016). " The-Magnificent-Kick". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. ^ Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1 January 1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. ISBN 9780810830271.
  5. ^ Yang, Jeff. (2003). Once Upon a Time in China Atria Books ISBN 0-7434-4817-0
  6. ^ "The Hero Kwan Tak-hing, Part 2 « Kung Fu Cinema". 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2016. (slow loading)

See also

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