The Lama Avenger

The Lama Avenger (1979)

15/03/1979
Action, Drama
1h 26m

...to live is to fight.

Overview

When two acrobats are fired for fighting with punks in the audience, they go to live with an aunt who's being pressured to sell her house for a real estate development. The developer's nasty son, Lee Fu, decides to muscle the sale, and soon he's at war with the acrobats, plus their unlikely ally, an American named John who used to be Lee Fu's friend. The acrobats open a kung fu school, the scene of several battles with Lee Fu's thugs. A fight to the death, jail time, auntie's surprise decision, a budding acting career, a possessive girlfriend, a debilitating injury, a friendship that needs recalibrating, and Lee Fu's avenger are all in the mix before the end.

  • Wong Wa-KeiDirector, Writer
  • Wong JingWriter
  • Original Title

    Da chu tou

  • Status

    Released

Top Billed Cast

Ho Tsung-Tao

Ho Tsung-Tao

Hong Tian-De

Chin Yuet-Sang

Chin Yuet-Sang

Mo Cai

Michael Winston

Ah John

Lee Hoi-Sang

Lee Hoi-Sang

Guo Lie

Lam Kau

Lam Kau

Master

Gam Biu

Gam Biu

Li Tong

Chui Fat

Chui Fat

Li's son

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

Thug with pole

Lam Hak-Ming

Lam Hak-Ming

Undertaker

Pan Yung-Sheng

Pan Yung-Sheng

Hong's film partner

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