The 14 Amazons
| The 14 Amazons | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 十四女英豪 |
| Simplified | 十四女英豪 |
| Mandarin | Shí Sì Nǚ Yīng Háo |
| Cantonese | Sap6 Sei3 Jyu5 Jing1 Hou4 |
| Directed by |
Cheng Gang Charles Tung |
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw |
| Screenplay by | Cheng Gang |
| Story by | Ko Yeung |
| Starring |
Ivy Ling Po Lisa Lu Lily Ho Yueh Hua |
| Music by |
Wang Fu-ling Zhou Lan-ping |
| Cinematography |
Charles Tung Chu Chia-hsin Chang Hsin Hua Shan Wong Chit T. Watanabe Yau Kei |
| Edited by |
Chiang Hsing-lung Fan Kung-ming |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
The 14 Amazons is a 1972 Hong Kong wuxia film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and featuring a predominantly female cast. The story is about the female generals of the Yang Family.
Plot
The Yang family, men and women, had served their country (Song Dynasty) loyally for generations. During the war with Western Xia, General Yang Tsung-pao is ambushed and killed. His death leaves his only son, Yang Wen as the only male heir left to the Yang family. His widow, Mu Kuei-ying, the grand matriarch and the entire family set out to avenge his death and defend the country. Due to the interference of a corrupt official, Wang Ching, the Yangs were unable to have the emperor's consent to use the imperial army.
Thus, they set off with whatever volunteer troops they could muster. Knowing of Mu Kuei-ying's reputation as a warrior and tactician, the king of West Hsia and his sons try various ways to stop her to no avail. They are outsmarted at the end as Mu Kuei-ying, the Yang family and Sung soldiers successfully storm their stronghold.
Cast
- Ivy Ling Po as Mu Guiying
- Lisa Lu as She Saihua
- Lily Ho as Yang Wenguang
- Yueh Hua as Lü Chao
- Chen Yen-yen as Geng Jinhua
- Lin Ching as Zou Lanying
- Hsia Ping as Dong Yue'e
- Betty Ting as Huang Qiongnü
- Huang Chin-feng as Ma Saiying
- Ouyang Sha-fei as Chai Meirong
- Tina Chin Fei as Du Jin'e
- Lee Ching as "8th sister" Yang Yanqi
- Yeh Ling-chih as "9th sister" Yang Yanying
- Wang Ping as Yang Qiuju
- Liu Wu-chih as Yang Qiulan
- Shu Pei-pei as Yang Paifeng
- Ku Wen-tsung as Yang Hong
- Fan Mei-sheng as Jiao Tinggui
- Huang Chun-hsing as Meng Huaiyuan
- Tien Feng as Wang Wen
- Wang Hsieh as Wang Wen's 1st son
- Nam Seok-hun as Wang Wen's 2nd son
- Tien Ching as Wang Wen's 3rd son
- Chin Pei as Wang Wen's 4th son
- Lo Lieh as Wang Wen's 5th son
- Tsung Hua as Yang Zongbao
- Yang Chih-ching as Kou Zhun
- Ching Miao as Wang Qin
- Yang Ai-hua as Pearl
- Ting Chien as Shen Gu
Awards and nominations
1973 - 11th Golden Horse Awards
- Honorable Mention - Best Feature Film
- Won - Cheng Kang, Best Director
- Won - Lisa Lu, Best Supporting Actress
- Won - Wang Yung-hua, Best Sound Effects
1973 - 19th Asian Film Festival
- Won - Lily Ho, Outstanding Female Lead Performance