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Dragon Inn
龍門客棧
Directed by King Hu
1967•1h 51m•NR•★ 7.5
Action / Adventure / History
Synopsis
During the Ming Dynasty, an evil first eunuch executes a loyal minister and dispatches elite secret police assassins to ambush the minister's exiled children at the remote Dragon Gate Inn on the desert frontier, where righteous wandering martial artists converge to protect them. King Hu's revolutionary wuxia masterpiece that reinvented martial arts cinema with dynamic Peking Opera movement and spatial suspense.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorKing Hu
WriterKing Hu
CinematographyHua Hui-Ying
MusicZhou Lan-Ping
Principal Cast
Shih ChunHsiao Shao-Tzu
Pai YingTsao Shao Chin
Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-FengMiss Chu Huei
Miao TianPi Shao-Tung
Han Ying-ChiehMao Zong-Xian
Tsao ChienGeneral Wu Ning
Hsueh HanChu Chi
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Go MingBookkeeper at InnTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 51m (111 mins)
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DirectorKing Hu
LanguagesMandarin
CountryTW
StudioUnion Film Company
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