Chinese Godfather
1974
Action / Drama

Chinese Godfather
1974
Action / Drama
Plot summary
When two kung-fu brothers attempt to carry out a dying man's wish, they suddenly find themselves caught in a war between two rival gangs. Chow Yin and Si Fong were out for a walk when the spotted dying burglar Ting Chow Ming. Stumbling out from the bushes, Ting used his last breath to request that Chow and Si take the stolen jewels to his wife. Later, as Chow and Sii attempt to seek out Ting's wife and daughter, gangsters who have been charged with the task of recovering the stolen goods ambush them.
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Oh, dear god...
The film's average, but the cast is great
THE CHINESE GODFATHER Is a typical kung fu vehicle from Hong Kong, neither better nor worse than a hundred others you could mention. It has a fairly involving storyline which keeps you watching despite the predictability of it all, although the direction is a little sloppy and the fight scenes aren't quite as slick as you'd hope for. It's not to be confused with The Chinese Mack, also starring Michael Chan Wai-Man and made in the same year. In this film, Wai-Man romances a pretty girl but falls foul of a ruthless local crime boss in charge of all the gambling joints and brothels. Violence ensues. Shaw Brothers fans will be delighted to see Betty Ting Pei grabbing a large role here, but best of all is the presence of Cheng Lei, a remarkable-looking actor who always played a supporting hero role in Shaw films, as the muscular villain of the piece. The extended fight climax is something else.