Cult Movie Essentials: The Deadly Duo (1971)

“The Iron Triangle” of Chang Cheh, Ti Lung and David Chang once again bring a box office martial arts smash hit to cinema that has its roots in Chinese history.

Set in the Sung dynasty, Lung plays a young patriot on a mission to rescue a prince who has been kidnapped by Ching troops from the north and is guarded by a martial-arts…

Cult Movie Essentials: The Heroic Ones (1970)

Honk Kong cinema was on fire in the 1970’s, and kung-fu films were the main reason for its boom.  The team of director Chang Cheh and actors David Chiang and Ti Lung – collectively known as “The Iron Triangle” led the field.

In The Heroic Ones, it is the late 9th-century imperial China and the Tang dynasty court no longer had…