Blood Brothers
Feb 24 1973
•2h 3m
•Action, Drama
Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and actors to superstar status. In fact, Ti Lung won Taiwan's Golden Horse Award for Outstanding Performance as the challenging role of a jealous provincial governor who kills his friend in order to steal the man's wife.
Cast
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David Chiang Da-Wei
Chang Wen Hsiang
Ti Lung
Ma Hsin I
Chen Kuan-Tai
Huang Chung
Ching Li
Mi Lan
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