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The Blazing Temple

The Blazing Temple

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1976

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Action

User Score

60%

Original Title

火烧少林寺

Production Companies

Hong Hwa International Films (H.K.) Ltd.

Director

Joseph Kuo

Description

Young men, angered by the repressive and corrupt Ching government, come to the Shaolin Temple to study. Fearing that the Shaolin Temple is a harbor for rebels wanting to overthrow the government, the Ching Emperor Yungzheng kills the monks wherever he can find them. After the Emperor orders the destruction of the Shaolin Temple, his name becomes the most feared and hated in China. After years of struggling, the surviving Shaolin disciples, led by Carter Wong, move to assassinate the Emperor. This epic tale of Manchu China has all the scope and action you'd expect from Hong Kong master Joseph Kuo.