Hong Kong Duel of Fists is a Hong Kong–Thailand co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
拳擊
Two men, one a businessman skilled in Kung Fu, the other a kickboxer discover they are brothers, and together, both in and out of the ring, they must face a crime syndicate. One of the first films to use the martial art of Muay Thai.
Hong Kong × Thailand Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Duel of Fists. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1970–1972 Hong Kong Window
Duel of Fists holds position #10 of 24 Hong Kong films in the 1970–1972 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 Duel of Fists premiered alongside 10 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 10 other Hong Kong films in 1971.
The 21st 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
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #266 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #167 of 516 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Thailand |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | October 1, 1971 |
| IMDb | tt0067025 |