Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (Dian zhi gong fu gan chian chan) (1978)

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Directed by

Chi-Hwa Chen

Starring (View all)

Jackie Chan
Jiang

Chung-erh Lung
Fong

Kang Chin
Thousand-Faces

Chi-Lun Li

Hai Lung Li

Wen Tai Li
Beggar

Ju-Lung Ma

Tien Miao
Mr. Wan

Written by

Jackie Chan
uncredited

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Mostly a Kung-fu showcase; a loose script describes Jackie Chan's character learning Kung-fu from a beggar-master and his pupil while guarding a caravan from bandits. Chan's early comedic beginnings are shown here

Release date: 1 July 1978
UPC: 082551725922

Tags: Action (3), Chinese (2), Foreign (2), Martial Arts (2), Comedy (1), Hong Kong (1), Foreign Language (1), 1980s (1), Taiwan (1), 1980 (1), East Asia (1), Retro Asian (1)

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"Jiang, a drifter, poses as the man who killed a notorious bandit and claims the prize money. He uses the money to learn kung fu and gets entangled in a conspiracy. This is the movie in which Jackie Chan finally took creative control of his work. It's pretty much typical comedy kung-fu nonsense for an hour; most of it tests the patience, but some of it is funny such as Jackie trying to be Popeye after eating some spinach. This is certainly a fast paced movie with numerous characters; Jackie is a"