Executioners from Shaolin

Executioners from Shaolin or Hung Hsi Kuan is a 1977 Shaw Brothers kung fu film based on the life of Hung hsi Kuan directed by Lau Kar-leung. It is released as Shaolin Executioners outside of Hong Kong and as Executioners of Death in North America.

Executioners from Shaolin
Hong Kong theatrical poster
Directed byLau Kar-leung
Written byKuang Ni
Produced byRun Me Shaw
StarringChen Kuan-tai
Li-Li Li
Wong Yue
Lo Lieh
Gordon Liu
CinematographyYun-Cheng Lo
Edited byHsing-Lung Chiang
Music byYung-yu Chen
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
16 February 1977
Running time
98 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese

The film is a multi-generational story of revenge pitting the disciples of Shaolin temple against the historical figure of Pai Mei, founder of Pai Mei kung fu.

Later, the movie was released on DVD by Dragon Dynasty.

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