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Big Land, Flying Eagles

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Big Land, Flying Eagles
Directed byUlysses Au-Yeung Jun
Screenplay byNi Kuang
Chiu Kang-Chien
Lin Chi-Jan
Story byGu Long
Produced byTai Chen-Kuo
Yeh Ying-Han
StarringWang Kuan-Hsiung
Ling Yun
Paul Chang Chung
Sek Fung
CinematographyLiao Ching-Song
Production
companies
Hwa Hong Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Distributed byNew Asia Movie Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin

Big Land, Flying Eagles (Mandarin: 大地飛鷹 Dàdì fēi yīng; literally, Earth Eagle) is a 1978 Taiwanese spaghetti western sequel desert intrigue adventure martial arts film directed by Ulysses Au-Yeung Jun. The film introduces Wang Kuan-Hsiung, Ling Yun, Paul Chang Chung and Sek Fung in lead roles.

Plot

Xiao Fung, a notable swordsman, has killed the son of local warlord Lee San, and the 3,000,000 tael that Lee’s son was transporting seems to be missing. Xiao Fung is marked for death by Lee San but finds protection from Killer Eagle, a swordsman of great repute, and a band of nomadic Mongolian traders. Lee sends killers of unusual backgrounds, including Buddhist monks, to hunt Xiao Fung down. Xiao Fung seems preoccupied with a woman who is embroiled in unstated conflicts with almost everybody.

Cast

  • Wang Kuan-Hsiung as Xiao Fung
  • Ling Yun as Bu Ying
  • Paul Chang Chung as Lee San
  • Sek Fung as Bancha Banou
  • Lee Seung as Shui Yin
  • Lily Lan Yu-Li as Bo Wa
  • Liu Ping as Wei Tian-Peng
  • Ha Ling-Ling as Yang Guang
  • Huang Hsiang-Lien
  • Chang Chi-Ping as Blind fighter
  • Ching Kuo-Chung as Mongolian fighter
  • Cheung Cheung
  • Li Min-Lang as Mongolian fighter
  • O Yau-Man as Abbot
  • Wang Tai-Lang
  • Ko Pooi-Hei
  • Ng Ho
  • Cheng Fu-Hung
  • Wong Wai
  • Tang Chia-Chuan as Monk
  • Cheung Shu-Lam
  • Leung Fung
  • Hau Lung
  • Hung Bo-Chu
  • Lui Wan-Biu

Production

This film is set on the Mongolian-Chinese border.

Reception

The film received a mixed reception.