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The Heroic Ones
🎬 Movie

The Heroic Ones

1970 · 126 min Action Drama History
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

Li Kui never expected that loyalty to a warlord would cost him his brothers. In the chaos of 10th-century China, thirteen sworn warriors find their oaths tested by shifting allegiances and brutal ambition. This 1970 historical action drama from Shaw Brothers is a relentless saga of brotherhood and betrayal, where honor is the first casualty of war. Swords clash and blood flows in a visually striking epic that defined the martial arts genre.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Chang Cheh directs with a focus on physicality and spatial relationships between warriors. His historical framing avoids grandeur, presenting loyalty as a transactional arrangement in violent times.

This appeals to viewers who prefer action grounded in pragmatic survival. One leaves contemplating how oaths bend under pressure. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Chang Cheh

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Watch alone late at night, immersed in a world where steel decides fates.

🎭 Cast

David Chiang Da-Wei

David Chiang Da-Wei

Li Tsun Hsiao

Ti Lung

Ti Lung

Shih Ching Szu

Ku Feng

Ku Feng

Li Ke Yung

Chan Sing

Chan Sing

Warlord Zhu Wen

Chin Han

Chin Han

1st General Li Szu Yuan

Pao Chia-Wen

Pao Chia-Wen

2nd General Li Tsun Chao

Lo Wai

Lo Wai

3rd General Li Tsun Shin

James Nam Seok-Hoon

James Nam Seok-Hoon

4th General Li Tsun Hsin

Liu Gang

Liu Gang

5th General Li Tsun Chih

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Sung Yuan

6th General Li Tsun-Ko

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