The Victim(Movie, 1980)

Name: The Victim
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1980
Duration: T01:40:00
Rating: 3.4

Original title: "身不由已" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)

1h 40min | Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 9 votes)

The Victim (Chinese: 身不由已) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Sammo Hung and starring Hung and Bryan Leung. It was released in the US as Lightning Kung Fu in June 1982. The film focuses on the hostile relationship between two adoptive brothers, and one brother's obsessive pursuit of his sister-in-law. ()

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About The Victim

Chung Yao, a martial arts expert, has long been on the run from his stepbrother, who he caught trying to rape his wife on their wedding night. His brother has never given up the chase however, and Chung Yao live in constant fear that the vengeful stepbrother will murder him and his wife.

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Trailer for The Victim + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

The Victim (1980) original Trailer(Trailer, 2:35)

The Victim (1980) original Trailer (Trailer) | Die tödliche Rache ≣ 1980 ≣ Trailer (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: Hong Kong

Made by: Graffon Film (H.K.) Co.

Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)

Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)

Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 06/01/1982 (World premiere: 02/28/1980)

Cast: Sammo Hung, Bryan Leung

Director: Sammo Hung

Producer: Karl Maka

Composer: Frankie Chan

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Die tödliche Rache"

"Die tödliche Rache - Meister des Kung-Fu"

"San bat yau gei"

"Shen bu you ji"

"신불유기 (1980) (身不由己)"

"Lightning Kung Fu"

Keywords: fight, martial arts

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The Victim(Movie, 1980)

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