Hong Kong Synopsis
林世榮
A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the Head of Five Dragons, wants revenge.
The 1978–1980 Hong Kong Window
58 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Magnificent Butcher sits at position #10.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Magnificent Butcher. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Magnificent Butcher premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #130 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #72 of 516 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | December 19, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0079472 |