The Savage Five
1974 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 354 VOTES · DIR. Chang Cheh
Overview
A pacifist village is beset by bandits in this martial arts thriller. "Savage Five" hands-down rivals the ornateness of "Kid With The Golden Arm" and the twist-heavy "Five Deadly Venoms". The always great David Chiang plays a lesser version of his Rover character from "Duel Of The Iron Fist", and Ti Lung, looking incredible here, is at his physical best. Accolades to Chen Kuan Tai and Wang Chung in great sympathetic roles, too. A kung fu classic where the actual martial arts display takes a back seat to the mesmerizing story.
Dialogue Timeline — 769 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:11 Please stop
00:03:46 Why don't you tie me to a tree
00:08:01 Naughty
00:11:05 0ld man, just wait and see
00:13:54 Drag him out
00:16:58 What for?
00:20:42 You robbed it
00:23:30 Coward
00:25:39 I never saw such a scene
00:28:27 You could move
00:32:07 You fear the bandits
00:34:56 Don't
00:37:07 They're farmers, what could they do?
00:43:02 Run for your life!
00:45:38 Yes
00:49:02 the officials up north
00:55:07 why let the bandits
00:57:29 who has the last laugh
01:02:41 we would have been dead
01:05:39 I wonder how things are in town?
01:08:55 Here, another bowl
01:15:56 Is that any use?
01:19:53 Sure, ifI had the tools and a fire
01:33:25 There's only me left
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed769
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:02:11
Final line01:33:25
Production Record
DirectorChang Cheh
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes354