The Chinese Boxer
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| Traditional Chinese | 龍虎鬥 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙虎斗 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Jimmy Wang Yu | ||||||||||
| Written by | Jimmy Wang Yu | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Runme Shaw | ||||||||||
| Starring | Jimmy Wang Yu Lo Lieh Wang Ping | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Hua Shan | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Chiang Hsing-lung | ||||||||||
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| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||
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Running time | 90 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Box office | 2.076 M. HK$ | ||||||||||
The Chinese Boxer (Chinese: 龍虎鬥; lit. 'Dragon Tiger Fight', also known by its international title The Hammer of God) is a 1970 Hong Kong martial arts film produced and distributed by Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by and starring Jimmy Wang Yu, and featuring fight choreography by Tong Kai. The film co-stars Lo Lieh and Wang Ping.
It was a considerable financial success on release, and codified Wang Yu's superstar status. It is considered the first classic in the Kung Fu film genre, centering unarmed combat in a contemporary or semi-contemporary setting, without the fantasy or period elements prevalent in wuxia. It would prove influential to subsequent films like Fist of Fury.