Hong Kong Synopsis
冷血十三鷹
“Death was his way of life!”
Eagle Chief Yoh Xi-hung raises orphans to be his personal killers. One such is Chik Ming-sing who now wants to put his killer life behind him. When the Eagle Clan come after him, a stranger called Cheuk comes to his assistance It turns out that Cheuk is the son of a family who were robbed and murdered by the Eagles. Now they will team up to destroy the evil clan.
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Action + Adventure in Hong Kong
81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Avenging Eagle itself).
The 1977–1979 Hong Kong Window
The Avenging Eagle holds position #17 of 56 Hong Kong films in the 1977–1979 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
1978 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 22 titles released, including The Avenging Eagle. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (122 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1978.
The 104th 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 audience reviews — more than 38% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #218 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #133 of 516 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | September 13, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0077868 |