1970 · wuxia · shaw-brothers · epic
The Heroic Ones
Directed by Chang Cheh2h 6m1970
A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals to embark on the mission. However, jealously amongst them sparks a treacherous family feud that could lead to catastrophic consequences for all involved.
Our read: The Heroic Ones (1970) reads as a sombre, breathless, grounded wuxia · shaw-brothers · epic entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, breathless, extreme wuxia / shaw-brothers, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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