The Shaolin Avengers
1976 1h 37m movie Film Hong Kong

The Shaolin Avengers

方世玉與胡惠乾

“Four hands are better than two.”

The Shaolin Avengers is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

方世玉與胡惠乾

“Four hands are better than two.”

Heroism and romance combine in an action-packed martial arts story. When the Shaolin are betrayed by White-Browed Hermit, hotheaded warrior-hero Fong Sai Yuk vows revenge.

Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production

Hong Kong (lead)Taiwan

Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Shaolin Avengers. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 1975–1977 Hong Kong Window

The Shaolin Avengers holds position #20 of 38 Hong Kong films in the 1975–1977 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Man from Hong Kong
    #1

    The Man from Hong Kong

    ★ 6.9 · 1975
  2. Shaolin Wooden Men
    #2

    Shaolin Wooden Men

    ★ 6.8 · 1976
  3. Executioners from Shaolin
    #3

    Executioners from Shaolin

    ★ 6.7 · 1977
  4. The Flying Guillotine
    #4

    The Flying Guillotine

    ★ 6.7 · 1975
  5. The Magic Blade
    #5

    The Magic Blade

    ★ 6.6 · 1976
  6. The Invincible Armour
    #6

    The Invincible Armour

    ★ 6.6 · 1977
  7. Disciples of Shaolin
    #7

    Disciples of Shaolin

    ★ 6.6 · 1975
  8. All Men Are Brothers
    #8

    All Men Are Brothers

    ★ 6.6 · 1975

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 The Shaolin Avengers premiered alongside 17 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1976.

The 66th 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

12
Reviews
18th
Review-volume percentile
44th
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 18% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 44th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #562 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #371 of 516 (top 72%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesHong Kong, Taiwan
Original LanguageChinese
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, German
Production CompaniesShaw Brothers, Chang's Film Company
Runtime1h 37m
Release DateJune 18, 1976
IMDbtt0074513