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| Deadly China Doll | |
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| Directed by | Huang Feng |
| Written by | Huang Feng |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow |
| Starring | Angela Mao Carter Wong |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin |
Deadly China Doll also known as The Opium Trail is a 1972 Hong Kong action martial arts film written and directed by Huang Feng, produced by Raymond Chow, and starring Angela Mao.,
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Pai Chen seeks revenge against Scarface Wu Hsu, who runs an opium smuggling ring. Hsu plans a drug deal which Pai plans to foil.
On October 3, 1973, it debuted at No.1 at the US Box Office. [1]
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