The Bone Crushing Kid
1979-01-01 · 89 min · ★ 7.0
A tale of a lowly slave in feudal China who wants nothing more than to become a Kung Fu Expert.
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- Directors
- Hsieh Hsing
- Production companies
- Family (H.K.) Film Co.
- Countries
- Taiwan, Hong Kong
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Chin Lung
Violet Pan Ying-Zi
James Tien Chun
Chen Hung-Lieh
Steve Chan Ho
Wang Chi-sheng
Suen Shu-Pei
Shih Ting-Ken
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