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Four Riders

1972 · 113 min

A gritty, hard-hitting martial arts drama with a somber postwar mood and bursts of brutal action.

Directed by
Chang Cheh
Genres
Action, Drama, Crime
Overview
Four highly skilled fighters unite to take on a ruthless criminal gang, battling corruption, murder, and injustice in the wake of the Korean War.

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Directed by
Chang Cheh
Genres
Action, Drama, Crime
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • violence
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama, crime, war
Directed by
Chang Cheh
Written by
Chang Cheh, Ni Kuang
Starring
David Chiang Da-wei, Ti Lung, Chen Kuan-tai, Wong Chung, Lily Li, Yasuaki Kurata, Ching Li, Andre Marquis
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
113 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Italian, Mandarin, English

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