''Kung Fu Brothers in the Wild West'' (original title in

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龍虎征西) is a 1973 Italian-Hongkongese

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film directed by Ban-Yee Yeo. The film is also known as ''Man from Golden City''.

Plot

Chen and Dough, two Chinese brothers, who are

fighters, compete to decide who will be the master of their school. Dough runs away to America. After a few years, Chen finds him in a small town in the

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, where both fight against a gang of criminals.

Cast

* William Berger as Steve * Donal O'Brien as Don * Jason Pai Piao as Chen * Tang Chin Ho as Dough

Production

The film was filmed in Spain. The soundtrack was composed by

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Release

The film was distributed internationally in France, Italy, West Germany and the United Kingdom, among others.

Reception

A retrospective very mixed review states that "It might be the only Spaghetti Western in which coins are turned into weapons''.

References

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