Master of the Flying Guillotine
Opens October 3
Part of: Merciless Mayhem: Martial Arts Midnights, Matinees, & More!
1976 93 min DCP
Brand-new 4K restoration by Severin Films!
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After becoming the face of the martial-arts sword-fighting movie (wuxia pian) craze with his legendary performance in Chang Cheh’s The One Armed Boxer (1967), and paving the way for Bruce Lee by igniting kung-fu fever with The Chinese Boxer (1970), Jimmy Wong Yu went on to create a grindhouse masterpiece with Master of the Flying Guillotine, in which a blind lama assassin employed by the Qing Emperor goes after the righteous “One-Armed Boxer” (played by the director). Featuring extravagant choreography by brothers Lau Kar-leung and Lau Kar-wing, this film set the template for martial-arts video games with its centerpiece kung-fu tournament full of freaky contestants, and the fireworks of its final showdown (set in a booby-trapped coffin shop) have yet to be equaled. - Film at Lincoln Center
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