Hong Kong Synopsis
“Savage pursuit in the wilderness!”
Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.
The 1980–1982 Hong Kong Window
45 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Death Hunt sits at position #16.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Death Hunt. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Death Hunt premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #272 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #169 of 516 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Northshore Investments |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | April 15, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0082247 |