Challenge of the Masters
1976 1h 35m movie Film Hong Kong

Challenge of the Masters

陸阿采與黃飛鴻

“Street Fighters Duel in a Blast of Death!”

Synopsis

陸阿采與黃飛鴻

“Street Fighters Duel in a Blast of Death!”

The Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up with the abuse and goes to learn from his fathers master. After one of the rival schools members kills some of the towns people Wong Fei-hong becomes enraged trains even more comes back and gets his revenge.

The 1975–1977 Hong Kong Window

38 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Challenge of the Masters sits at position #18.

  1. The Man from Hong Kong
    #1

    The Man from Hong Kong

    ★ 6.9 · 1975

  2. Shaolin Wooden Men
    #2

    Shaolin Wooden Men

    ★ 6.8 · 1976

  3. Executioners from Shaolin
    #3

    Executioners from Shaolin

    ★ 6.7 · 1977

  4. The Flying Guillotine
    #4

    The Flying Guillotine

    ★ 6.7 · 1975

  5. The Magic Blade
    #5

    The Magic Blade

    ★ 6.6 · 1976

  6. The Invincible Armour
    #6

    The Invincible Armour

    ★ 6.6 · 1977

  7. Disciples of Shaolin
    #7

    Disciples of Shaolin

    ★ 6.6 · 1975

  8. All Men Are Brothers
    #8

    All Men Are Brothers

    ★ 6.6 · 1975

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Challenge of the Masters. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Challenge of the Masters premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #557 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #367 of 516 (top 71%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Chinese
Spoken Languages Cantonese, Mandarin
Production Companies Shaw Brothers
Runtime 1h 35m
Release Date May 7, 1976
IMDb tt0074300

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