The Magnificent Butcher (1979) on Netflix
PG-1319791h 48mActionComedyDrama
Lam Sai-wing, a butcher known as Butcher Wing, is a disciple of Wong Fei-hung. Ko Tai-hoi abducts the wife of his long-lost brother, and a feud with the Five Dragons school follows.
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Plot summary
Lam Sai-kwong arrives in town with his wife Yuet-mei. He is the long-lost brother of the butcher Lam Sai-wing, known as Butcher Wing, a disciple of Wong Fei-hung. Ko Tai-hoi, the son of Master Ko of the Five Dragons school, spots Yuet-mei and has her abducted, and Master Ko's goddaughter Lan-hsing witnesses it. Wong Fei-hung then leaves town, and his disciples, including Leung Foon and Chat, must fend for themselves. Sai-kwong goes after Tai-hoi and threatens to kill him unless he frees Yuet-mei. Butcher Wing arrives, sees Sai-kwong beating Tai-hoi, and, not recognizing his own brother, stops the fight and drives him off.
Cast
- Kam Cheungas Lam Sai-Kwong
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Magnificent Butcher (1979)
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- Yuen Woo-ping's father, Yuen Siu-tien, was set to reprise his role as Beggar So in The Magnificent Butcher, but died of a heart attack before production began. Fan Mei-sheng was brought in to replace him.
- The Magnificent Butcher is based on the story of Lam Sai-wing, one of the students of the legendary Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung.
- Sammo Hung made The Magnificent Butcher as an attempt to repeat the success of Yuen Woo-ping's 1978 film Drunken Master, which also featured Wong Fei-hung and Beggar So.
