Crippled Avengers

Name: Crippled Avengers
Released: 1978

Chang Cheh

Hong Kong New Wave martial arts revenge kung fu Shaw Brothers disability

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The Venom Mob is a colloquial title given to a group of actors from the Shaw Brothers Studio who attained international prominence for their lead roles in the 1978 film Five Deadly Venoms. Its members consisted of Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Philip Kwok, Sun Chien, Lo Mang, and Wai Pak. Although the main cast have never referred to themselves as the Venom Mob, they have continued to be referred to as s

Year1978

CountryChina

DirectorChang Cheh

MovementHong Kong New Wave

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I wanted to take Chang Cheh’s thing to the next level. Chang Cheh did about 30 kung fu films between 1978 and 1982. Many of them were excellent. The films I most loved and was inspired by were Crippled Avengers and The Five Deadly Venoms.