''Big Land, Flying Eagles'' (Mandarin: 大地飛鷹 ''Dàdì fēi yīng''; literally ''Earth Eagle'') is a 1978 Taiwanese

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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 a local warlord, Lee San, and the 3,000,000 tael that Lee’s son was transporting, now seems to have gone missing. Xiao Fung is now marked for death by Lee San, but finds protection from “Killer Eagle” another swordsman of great repute, and a band of nomadic Mongolian traders. Nevertheless, Lee sends killers of unusual backgrounds, including Buddhist monks, to hunt Xiao Fung down, while Xiao Fung seems curiously preoccupied with a woman who’s embroiled in unstated conflicts with practically 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.

External links

* * * {{YouTube, id=eYKPBkWqqmE, title=Big Land, Flying Eagles Films based on works by Gu Long 1978 films