''Fearless Tiger'' (also known as ''Black Pearls'' in some countries) is a 1991

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, directed by

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Plot

Jalal Merhi Jalal Merhi is a Brazilian-born Canadian action film producer and martial artist. He was born in Brazil to Lebanese immigrant parents. Career He started his film career by selling his jewellery business to start a film production company. He ...

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and

Monika Schnarre Monika Schnarre (born May 27, 1971) is a Canadian model, actress and television host. She is reportedly 185.4 cm (6′1″) tall. In 1986, at age 14, Schnarre won the Ford Models "Supermodel of the World" contest, becoming the youngest mo ...

star in the tale of a martial artist (Merhi) who studies under an old master (Yeung) in the hopes of avenging his brother's death at the hands of a drug ring.

Release

The movie was released in Canada in 1991, under the Black Pearls name, but was not released in the United States until 1994, where it was released directly to video by Imperial Entertainment under the Fearless Tiger name. In Canada, the movie flopped at the box office. The movie has been released on DVD in the UK, and in the United States as a double feature with ''Death Machines'' from EastWest Entertainment. A new special edition DVD is in the works, but as of April 4, 2011, nothing else has been announced.

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2005 fan review
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