King Boxer
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| Traditional Chinese | 天下第一拳 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天下第一拳 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Number One Fist in the World | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Jeong Chang-hwa | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Chiang Yang Jeong Chang-hwa | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw | ||||||||||
| Starring | Lo Lieh Wang Ping Wang Chin-feng Fang Mian Tien Feng | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Wang Yung-lung | ||||||||||
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| Music by | Chen Yung-yu Frankie Chan | ||||||||||
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Running time | 97 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Box office | US$10 million (rentals) | ||||||||||
King Boxer (Chinese: 天下第一拳; pinyin: Tiān xià dì yī quán; lit. 'Number One Fist in the World', released in the United States as Five Fingers of Death) is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by Jeong Chang-hwa, starring Lo Lieh, and featuring fight choreography by Lau Kar-wing.
Released in the United States by Warner Bros. in March 1973, the film capitalized on the success of Warner's TV series Kung Fu and was responsible for beginning the North American kung fu film craze of the 1970s, with over 30 similar films being released in the U.S. in 1973 alone. Warner followed it with the first U.S.-Hong Kong martial arts co-production Enter the Dragon released later that same year, which was the most successful of the chopsocky films of 1973.