The Battle Wizard
1977·Action·1h 17m
7.0
★
A brother who loves books and a sister who loves swords must face a yellow-robed warrior, the Red Python, a sinuous snake-charmer, and a silk-masked beauty (who must kill or wed the first man to see her face) before they can bring peace to their battle-addled family.
Directed by Pao Hsueh-Li
martial arts
based on novel or book
wuxia
11th century
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Cast
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Prince Tuan Yu
Tanny Tien Ni
Mu Wan-Ching / Hsiang Yao-cha
Lin Chen-Chi
Zhong Ling-erh
Shih Chung-Tien
Yellow Robe Man
Chiang Tao
Yue Canglong
Keung Hon
Sikong Xuan
Wai Wang
Emperor Tuan Zheng Ming
Si Wai
Prince Tuan Zhengchun
Gam Lau
Qin Hongmian
Teresa Ha Ping
Chief Zhong's Wife
Leung Seung-Wan
Emperor's Man
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Emperor's Man
Crew
Pao Hsueh-Li
Director
Ni Kuang
Writer
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Original Music Composer
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor
Run Run Shaw
Producer
Louis Cha
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Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Pranav Sistla
8.0★ · 08/29/25
“Feed him to the gorilla”
This is the best movie ever made
This is the best movie ever made
“Feed him to the gorilla”
This is the best movie ever made
This is the best movie ever made
Ben Griffin
7.0★ · 06/03/25
can’t even lie, i had the time of my life
can’t even lie, i had the time of my life
Gojira
7.0★ · 03/24/25
Wer auf der Suche nach EPISCHEN 75 Minuten aus dem Genre "Werke der Shaw Brothers, die ROMEO & JULIA, DIE NIBELUNGEN, STAR WARS, sowie 70s Regenbogenfarben, explodierende Köpfe, abgetrennte Gliedmaßen und eine gigantische Riesenschlange, nebst Mann im Gorillakostüm, vereinen" ist, wird schwerlich etwas besseres finden als DAS BLUT DER ROTEN PYTHON.
Eigentlich nix anderes. Der Film hat das Monopol auf dieses Genre. Er gehört daher zum Weltkulturerbe. Und dass die UNESCO meinen Antrag dazu nicht mal beantwortet hat, stimmt mich traurig. 😔
Eigentlich nix anderes. Der Film hat das Monopol auf dieses Genre. Er gehört daher zum Weltkulturerbe. Und dass die UNESCO meinen Antrag dazu nicht mal beantwortet hat, stimmt mich traurig. 😔
Wer auf der Suche nach EPISCHEN 75 Minuten aus dem Genre "Werke der Shaw Brothers, die ROMEO & JULIA, DIE NIBELUNGEN, STAR WARS, sowie 70s Regenbogenfarben, explodierende Köpfe, abgetrennte Gliedmaßen und eine gigantische Riesenschlange, nebst Mann im Gorillakostüm, vereinen" ist, wird schwerlich etwas besseres finden als DAS BLUT DER ROTEN PYTHON.
Eigentlich nix anderes. Der Film hat das Monopol auf dieses Genre. Er gehört daher zum Weltkulturerbe. Und dass die UNESCO meinen Antrag dazu nicht mal beantwortet hat, stimmt mich traurig. 😔
Eigentlich nix anderes. Der Film hat das Monopol auf dieses Genre. Er gehört daher zum Weltkulturerbe. Und dass die UNESCO meinen Antrag dazu nicht mal beantwortet hat, stimmt mich traurig. 😔
Nick
7.0★ · 06/13/24
Another one for the list “Damn, now that’s crazy.”
The story is pretty silly centering around a Star Wars-esque romance (woah, same year. That’s kinda crazy), but fortunately it spends most of its runtime embellishing in itself. Honestly, the best way to talk about this movie is simply all the cool things it does, which is a lot. So here are a few examples: bone dart gun, snake missiles (think Conan but amped), laser gun fingers (think Yu Yu Hakusho), fire breathing wizard on stilts, animal fights including a man-in-gorilla costume and giant python. As crazy as the movie gets, there are a few errors that still managed to stand out. The aforementioned stilt wizard has a few scenes where he is clearly not walking on stilts so much so that you do catch a glimpse of his real foot. I’m trying to get lost in the insanity here. The martial arts leave a bit to be desired. Some of the combat closer resembled martial flailing as opposed to arts. Overall this was a blast. Not as top tier as something like The Boxer’s Omen, but still wild and fun. This type of movie gives me great pleasure.
The story is pretty silly centering around a Star Wars-esque romance (woah, same year. That’s kinda crazy), but fortunately it spends most of its runtime embellishing in itself. Honestly, the best way to talk about this movie is simply all the cool things it does, which is a lot. So here are a few examples: bone dart gun, snake missiles (think Conan but amped), laser gun fingers (think Yu Yu Hakusho), fire breathing wizard on stilts, animal fights including a man-in-gorilla costume and giant python. As crazy as the movie gets, there are a few errors that still managed to stand out. The aforementioned stilt wizard has a few scenes where he is clearly not walking on stilts so much so that you do catch a glimpse of his real foot. I’m trying to get lost in the insanity here. The martial arts leave a bit to be desired. Some of the combat closer resembled martial flailing as opposed to arts. Overall this was a blast. Not as top tier as something like The Boxer’s Omen, but still wild and fun. This type of movie gives me great pleasure.
Another one for the list “Damn, now that’s crazy.”
The story is pretty silly centering around a Star Wars-esque romance (woah, same year. That’s kinda crazy), but fortunately it spends most of its runtime embellishing in itself. Honestly, the best way to talk about this movie is simply all the cool things it does, which is a lot. So here are a few examples: bone dart gun, snake missiles (think Conan but amped), laser gun fingers (think Yu Yu Hakusho), fire breathing wizard on stilts, animal fights including a man-in-gorilla costume and giant python. As crazy as the movie gets, there are a few errors that still managed to stand out. The aforementioned stilt wizard has a few scenes where he is clearly not walking on stilts so much so that you do catch a glimpse of his real foot. I’m trying to get lost in the insanity here. The martial arts leave a bit to be desired. Some of the combat closer resembled martial flailing as opposed to arts. Overall this was a blast. Not as top tier as something like The Boxer’s Omen, but still wild and fun. This type of movie gives me great pleasure.
The story is pretty silly centering around a Star Wars-esque romance (woah, same year. That’s kinda crazy), but fortunately it spends most of its runtime embellishing in itself. Honestly, the best way to talk about this movie is simply all the cool things it does, which is a lot. So here are a few examples: bone dart gun, snake missiles (think Conan but amped), laser gun fingers (think Yu Yu Hakusho), fire breathing wizard on stilts, animal fights including a man-in-gorilla costume and giant python. As crazy as the movie gets, there are a few errors that still managed to stand out. The aforementioned stilt wizard has a few scenes where he is clearly not walking on stilts so much so that you do catch a glimpse of his real foot. I’m trying to get lost in the insanity here. The martial arts leave a bit to be desired. Some of the combat closer resembled martial flailing as opposed to arts. Overall this was a blast. Not as top tier as something like The Boxer’s Omen, but still wild and fun. This type of movie gives me great pleasure.
Pretentious
3.0★ · 06/03/23