Hong Kong Synopsis
天下第一拳
“Come prepared for the thrill of a lifetime!”
A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
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The 1971–1973 Hong Kong Window
Five Fingers of Death holds position #8 of 28 Hong Kong films in the 1971–1973 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 Five Fingers of Death premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other Hong Kong films in 1972.
The 29th 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
79 audience reviews — more than 77% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #237 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (72nd 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: #147 of 516 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | April 28, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0070800 |