Killer Clans

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Killer Clans
流星·蝴蝶·剑
Directed by Chor Yuen
Screenplay by Ni Kuang
Based on Meteor, Butterfly, Sword
by Gu Long
Produced by Run Run Shaw
Cinematography Chen Ching-Shen
Edited by Huang Chieh
Music by Chen Yung-Yu
Production
company
Release date
  • 20 March 1976 (1976-03-20)(Hong Kong)
Running time
91 minutes
LanguageMandarin

Killer Clans is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chor Yuen and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. The film is loosely based on the novel Liuxing Hudie Jian by Gu Long. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Odham Stokes, Lisa; Braaten, Rachel (2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 227. ISBN   9781538120620.
  2. "Killer Clans". hkmdb.com. 20 March 1976. Retrieved 4 November 2022.