The Magnificent Kick
The Magnificent Kick (Chinese: 黃飛鴻與鬼腳七) (also known as Secret Kick of Death in the U.K) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts biography film. The film is a flashback story of the life of Wong Fei Hung, the Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, and is named after his trademark move- a kick too fast to be countered, known as 'the shadowless kick'. The director is Daniel Lau Tan-Ching, and the producer is Ng Why. The film stars Kwan Tak-hing, Jason Pai-piao, Cecilla Wong Hang-sau and Han Ying-chieh.[1] The production company is Friendship Films (H.K.) Co, Hsu Tang is the production manager, the screenplay is by Sze-To On, and the script supervisor is Wong Mei Ling.[2] The martial art used in the film by Kwan Tak-hing is Hung Ga / Hung Gar.[3][4]
| The Magnificent Kick | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Lau Tan-Ching |
| Produced by | Ng Why |
| Screenplay by | Sze-To On Wong Mei-Ling (script supervisor) |
| Starring | Kwan Tak-Hing Jason PaiPiao Cecilla Wong Hang-sau |
| Music by | Yui Wing-Siu So Yung |
| Cinematography | Ho Hak-Wai |
| Edited by | Robert Choi Hung |
Production company | Friendship Films (H.K) |
Release date | 18 December 1980 (H.K.) |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese version English Version |
Kwan Tak-hing as Wong Fei Hung
Kwan Tak-hing acted the role of the famous chinese martial artist and physician, Wong Fei Hung (1847-1924), in 77 films, between 1949 and 1981. That is a world record for the portrayal of one character by the same actor in feature films.[1] The first of his portrayals was in the 1949 film The Story of Huang Fei-hung Part 1, and in 1956 he starred in 25 Fei- hung films.[5] The production of the Fei-hung films ended in 1970, but was revived in 1974 with The Skyhawk, followed by a television series, and then the films Magnificent Butcher in 1979, Magnificent Kick in 1980 and Dreadnaught in 1981.[1] [6] By the time he starred in The Magnificent Kick, Kwan Tak-hing was 75 years of age and a stunt man had to take his place for the most physical scenes.[1]
Cast
- Kwan Tak-hing as Wong Fei Hung / Wong Feihong
- Jason Pai-piao as Ah Su
- Cecilla Wong Hang-sau
- Han Ying-chieh
- Nick Cheung Lik
- Chiang Tao
- Lau Hok-Nin
- Alan Chan Kwok
- Ma Chan-San
- Lee Fat-Yuen
- Fung Ging-Man
- Cham Siu-Hung
- Wong Mei
- Sai Gwa-Pau
- Chong Wai
- Ma Kim-Ying
- Tai San
- Chan Ling-Wai
- Ma Hon-Yuen
- Chan Leung
- Lai Kim-Hung
- Ho Bo-Sing
References
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- "The Magnificent Kick (1980)". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- " The-Magnificent-Kick". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1 January 1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Rowman & Littlefield, page 219 (see Google books). ISBN 9780810830271.
- Yang, Jeff. (2003). Once Upon a Time in China Atria Books ISBN 0-7434-4817-0
- "The Hero Kwan Tak-hing, Part 2 « Kung Fu Cinema". 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2016. (slow loading)