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.

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.

Other Titles From Shaw Brothers

Action + Drama in Hong Kong

136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Challenge of the Masters itself).

The 1975–1977 Hong Kong Window

Challenge of the Masters holds position #18 of 38 Hong Kong films in the 1975–1977 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  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

The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Challenge of the Masters premiered alongside 17 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1976.

The 65th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Audience Engagement

18
Reviews
38th
Review-volume percentile
56th
Popularity percentile

18 audience reviews — more than 38% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity (56th percentile) outruns review volume (38th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.

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 CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, Mandarin
Production CompaniesShaw Brothers
Runtime1h 35m
Release DateMay 7, 1976
IMDbtt0074300