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Kung Fu Killers

Kung Fu Killers

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Australian stuntman Grant Page travels to Hong Kong to find Bruce Lee's successor and looks at the cultural phenomenon that Asian martial arts has become in the West. He talks to actors such as Angela Mao, Stuart Whitman and George Lazenby - who were all making movies in Hong Kong at the time - and fights Carter Wong twice.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

01 January 1974

Country

Australia

Cast

Grant Page

Grant Page

Self

Angela Mao Ying

Angela Mao Ying

Self

George Lazenby

George Lazenby

Self

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

Self

Carter Huang Chia-Ta

Carter Huang Chia-Ta

Self

Lawrence Lee

Lawrence Lee

Self

June Rhee

June Rhee

Self

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

(archive footage)

Wong Yu

Wong Yu

(archive footage)

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Tang Lung (archive footage) (uncredited)

André E. Morgan

André E. Morgan

Self (uncredited)

Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

Colt (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jimmy Wang Yu

Jimmy Wang Yu

Self (archive footage)

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