Crippled Avengers
Seen it?1978 | 106 min | Action, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Escape from New York, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, and his son.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chang Cheh
- Chen Kuan-taiBlack Tiger Dao Tian-Du
- Phillip Kwok ChuiChen Shuen
- Lo MengBlacksmith Wei Jia-Jie
- Sun ChienHu Ah-Kue
- Chiang ShengWang Yi
- Lu FengDao Chang
- Johnny Wang Lung-WeiKeeper Wan
- Yang HsiungMaster Jiu Gao Feng
- Yu Tai-PingArcher Lin
- Tony Tam Chun-ToMaster Law Bo