---
title: 'Hand of Death (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Woo'
released: '1976-07-15'
runtime_minutes: 95
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hand-of-death-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073694/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hand of Death (1976)

1976 · R · 95 min · Action, Drama, History · Hong Kong

Original title: Shao Lin men

## Synopsis

Hand of Death is a 1976 Hong Kong vigilante martial arts film written and directed by John Woo, who also has a small role. The film stars Doran Tan, James Tien, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung in pivotal roles and features cameo appearances by Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, and Chiang Sheng. In addition to their acting roles, Hung also worked as stunt co-ordinator, whilst Biao also performed much of the stuntwork, including doubling for both of the principal stars.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- **Screenplay:** [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Koo](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-koo)
- **Producer:** [Raymond Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-chow)
- **Director of Photography:** [Liang Yung-Chi](https://cinepixo.com/people/liang-yung-chi)
- **Editor:** [Peter Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-cheung), [Yuan Tung-chun](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuan-tung-chun)

## Cast

- [Jackie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-chan)
- [Carter Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/carter-wong)
- [Kim Gi-ju](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-gi-ju)
- [Wei Yang](https://cinepixo.com/people/wei-yang)
- [Sammo Hung](https://cinepixo.com/people/sammo-hung)
- [James Tien](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-tien)
- [Yuen Biao](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuen-biao)
- [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- [Yuen Wah](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuen-wah)
- [Tao-liang Tan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tao-liang-tan)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/hand-of-death-1976
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