The Savage Five

1h 36m

Action

6.3

A pacifist village is beset by bandits in this martial arts thriller. "Savage Five" hands-down rivals the ornateness of "Kid With The Golden Arm" and the twist-heavy "Five Deadly Venoms". The always great David Chiang plays a lesser version of his Rover character from "Duel Of The Iron Fist", and Ti Lung, looking incredible here, is at his physical best. Accolades to Chen Kuan Tai and Wang Chung in great sympathetic roles, too. A kung fu classic where the actual martial arts display takes a back seat to the mesmerizing story.

Cast

David Chiang Da-Wei

Chen Teng / Chen San

Ti Lung

Fang Yi-Fei

Chen Kuan-Tai

Ma Tao

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Wei Min Hui

Wong Chung

Yao Kuang

Wai Wang

Brother Li

Wong Ching

Bandit leader

Chiang Tao

Liang Shan

Wong Bing-Bing

San Niang

Lu Ti

Mayor Yuen

Wang Kuang-Yu

Bandit

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Da Niu

Ai Fei

Villager

Lee Sau-Kei

Villager

Lee Pang-Fei

Villager

Shum Lo

Villager

Wong Ching-Ho

Villager

Lu Wei

Villager

Lam Fai-Wong

Villager

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Young Villager

Stephan Yip Tin-Hang

Villager

Lee Yung-Git

Villager

Yuan Man-Tzu

Village Girl

Helen Ko Ti-Hua

Village Girl

Johnston Wong Chan-Sin

Bandit

Wong Shu-Tong

Bandit

Yen Shi-Kwan

Bandit

Chan Dik-Hak

Bandit

Wynn Lau Chun-Fai

Bandit

Huang Ha

Bandit

Ho Bo-Sing

Bandit

Chu Kai

Bandit

Ho Hon-Chau

Villager

Wei Kan-Sheng

Young Villager

Li Wei-Kai

Young Villager

Tseng Yong-Chai

Young Villager

Ting Tung

Villager

Wa Lun

Young Villager

Cheung Siu-Lun

Villager

Chui Fat

Bandit

Chik Ngai-Hung

Bandit

Tang Tak-Cheung

Bandit

Wong Mei

Bandit

Danny Chow Yun-Kin

Bandit

Law Keung

Bandit

Tung Choi-Bo

Bandit

Ng Yuen-Fan

Bandit

Got Ping

(uncredited)

Wong Kung-Miu

Unknown

Ling Hon

Unknown

Ho Kei-Cheong

Unknown

Kong Chuen

Unknown

Wong Chi-Keung

Unknown

Yeung Pak-Chan

Unknown

Hsu Hsia

Unknown

Fung Hak-On

(uncredited)

Yuen Shun-Yi

(uncredited)

Woo Ka-Kei

Unknown

Tam Ying

Unknown

Chai Lam

Unknown

Chan Siu-Kai

Unknown

Crew

Chang Cheh

Director, Writer

Ni Kuang

Writer

Kwok Ting-Hung

Editor

Kung Mu-To

Director of Photography

Godfrey Ho

Assistant Director

Run Run Shaw

Producer

Li Chi

Costume Design

Wu Hsu-Ching

Makeup Artist

Wang Yong-Hua

Sound

Frankie Chan Fan-Kei

Original Music Composer

Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng

Art Direction