Hong Kong Synopsis
水滸傳
“Seven masters with a thousand ways to kill!”
The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Oriental Robin Hoods – the Honorable 108. Mountain bandits who nevertheless live by a scrupulous code of conduct, the Honorable 108 pledge to end the repression of the brutal overlords.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Water Margin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
Action + Drama in Hong Kong
136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Water Margin itself).
The 1971–1973 Hong Kong Window
The Water Margin holds position #15 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 The Water Margin premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other Hong Kong films in 1972.
The 27th 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
14 audience reviews — more than 25% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 38th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #306 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #197 of 516 (top 38%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | March 17, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0069265 |