Legend of the Fox

Legend of the Fox, also known as Legend of a Fox, is a 1980 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Young Flying Fox. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by Chang Cheh and starred the Venom Mob. The film used to be one of the most rare Venom Mob martial arts film available, but has been digitally remastered and released by Celestial Pictures.

Legend of the Fox
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Traditional飛狐外傳
Simplified飞狐外传
MandarinFēi Hú Wài Zhuàn
Directed byChang Cheh
Produced byRun Run Shaw
Screenplay byNi Kuang
Story byLouis Cha
StarringChin Siu-ho
Philip Kwok
Lu Feng
Chiang Sheng
Wang Li
Music byEddie H. Wang
CinematographyCho Wai-kei
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Lee Yim-hoi
Production
company
Distributed byCelestial Pictures
Release date
  • 15 November 1980 (1980-11-15)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

Plot

It tells the story of a young man named Hu Fei, as he escapes the rain with his uncle. Whilst they're undercover and Fei is looking after his sick uncle, a group of men walk in that Fei's uncle recognizes. He then tells Fei the story of how is father was killed. So, Hu Fei decides to seek revenge on those people.

Cast

  • Chin Siu-ho as Hu Fei/Flying fox
  • Lu Feng as Hu Yidao
  • Philip Kwok as Miao Renfeng/Golden face Buddha
  • Wong Man-yee as Cheng Lingsu
  • Chiang Sheng as Tian Guinong
  • Helen Poon Bing-seung as Hu Yidao's wife
  • Choh Seung-wan as Nan Lan
  • Wang Li as Shi Wancheng
  • Yu Tai-ping as Dr. Yan Chi
  • Wang Han-chen as Innkeeper
  • Lai Yau-hing as Ping Ah Shi/Fei's 4th uncle
  • Leung Chi-hung as Xue Que
  • Chow Kin-ping as Murong Jingyue
  • Tony Tam Chun-to as Jiang Tieshan
  • Hung Fung as Shang Jianming
  • Siao Yuk as Shang Baozhen
  • Lui Hung as Baozhen's mother
  • Leung Cheuk-kwan as Zhang Feixiong
  • Chan Shu-kei as Zhong Zhaoying
  • Chan Hon-kwong as Zhong Zhaowen
  • Wan Seung-lam as Guinong's man
  • Lam Wai as Guinong's man
  • Lam Chi-tai as Guinong's bodyguard
  • Chan Hung as Guinong's bodyguard
  • Ha Kwok-wing as Guinong's thug
  • Wong Wa as Yan Chi's thug
  • Wong Siu-ming as Baozhen's servant
  • Ngai Tim-choi as Baozhen's man
  • Hung San-nam as Guinong's blade carrier
  • Choi Kwok-keung as Yan Chi's thug
  • Tam Wai-man as Yan Chi's thug
  • Stephen Chan Yung as Guinong's thug
  • Fung Ming as inn waiter


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