The Big Boss
Every limb of his body is a lethal weapon!!!
Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand.He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights.However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the resulting mystery and pressures force him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.
- Director
- Lo Wei
- Signature
- Craft · Action · Tension
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Cast
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Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the resulting mystery and pressures force him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.
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Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $100,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Oct 23, 1971
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Cantonese, Vietnamese
- Country
- Hong Kong, Thailand
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