| The Savage Five | |||||||||||||||
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| Director: | Chang Cheh | ||||||||||||||
| Producer: | Run Run Shaw | ||||||||||||||
| Screenplay: | Ni Kuang Chang Cheh | ||||||||||||||
| Starring: | David Chiang Ti Lung Chen Kuan-tai Danny Lee Wong Chung | ||||||||||||||
| Music: | Frankie Chan | ||||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Kung Mu-to | ||||||||||||||
| Editing: | Kwok Ting-hung | ||||||||||||||
| Studio: | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||||||
| Distributor: | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 91 minutes | ||||||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||||||
The Savage Five, also known as The Savage 5, is a 1974 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Chang Cheh and starring David Chiang, Ti Lung, Chen Kuan-tai, Danny Lee and Wong Chung. The film's Chinese title literally means the "Five Tiger Generals". Godfrey Ho was assistant director in this movie (as Chih Chiang Ho).
A group of bandits flees with a stolen safe to a small town where they oppress the villagers and forces the town's blacksmith Wei Min-hui (Danny Lee) to unlock the safe. Wei refuses to help the bandits and after he informed the mayor about this, he reports to the officials in a nearby village. The bandits were furious that Wei has fled away and starts killing the villagers, threatening them they will kill a villager every hour if they do not find Wei. Finally, the heroes of the town come forward to wipe out the bandits. At this time, Wei also brings a government official to town, who unexpectedly turns out to be an accomplice of the bandits.