Hong Kong Disciples of Shaolin is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
洪拳小子
A penniless bumpkin from the country who fights his way to quick riches in the city as an enforcer for a textile factory that's threatened by a competitor.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
The 1974–1976 Hong Kong Window
Disciples of Shaolin holds position #7 of 35 Hong Kong films in the 1974–1976 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Disciples of Shaolin premiered alongside 7 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other Hong Kong films in 1975.
The 55th 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
16 audience reviews — more than 33% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #302 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (64th 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: #194 of 516 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | June 28, 1975 |
| IMDb | tt0073121 |