螳螂
/
Deadly Mantis
/
La Mante religieuse
/
Garras de Louva-a-Deus
director:
Lau Kar-leung
playwright:
Szeto On
genre:
Drama
/
Action
region:
Hong Kong
language:
Mandarin Chinese
length: 1h 36m
release date: 1978-06-28
IMDb: tt0078360
螳螂
Overview
When scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Ming Loyalists, his mission goes adrift when he falls in love with the clan's leader's granddaughter. Wei Fung must choose between his new love and his family, who will be put to death if he doesn't return to the palace successfully.