The 14 Amazons is a 1972 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Cheng Kang and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. The award-winning film featured a predominantly female cast. The story is about the female generals of the Yang Family.
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| Traditional Chinese | 十四女英豪 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 十四女英豪 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Cheng Kang | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Cheng Gang | ||||||||||
| Story by | Ko Yeung | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw | ||||||||||
| Starring | Ivy Ling Po, Lisa Lu, Lily Ho, Yueh Hua | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Charles Tung Chu Chia-hsin Chang Hsin Hua Shan Wong Chit T. Watanabe Yau Kei | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Chiang Hsing-lung Fan Kung-ming | ||||||||||
| Music by | Wang Fu-ling Zhou Lan-ping | ||||||||||
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| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||
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Running time | 123 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||||||
Overview
editThe film's Chinese title is Chinese: 十四女英豪. Its alternative title is The Fourteen Amazons. It is also known as Les 14 Amazones, in French. The film is a historical drama martial arts film that sets in the Song dynasty.[1][2]
Plot
editThe Yang family, men and women, had served their country (Song dynasty) loyally for generations. During the war with Western Xia, General Yang Tsung-pao is ambushed and killed. His death leaves his only son, Yang Wen as the only male heir left to the Yang family. His widow, Mu Kuei-ying, the grand matriarch and the entire family set out to avenge his death and defend the country. Due to the interference of a corrupt official, Wang Ching, the Yangs were unable to have the emperor's consent to use the imperial army.
Thus, they set off with whatever volunteer troops they could muster. Knowing of Mu Kuei-ying's reputation as a warrior and tactician, the king of West Hsia and his sons try various ways to stop her to no avail. They are outsmarted at the end as Mu Kuei-ying, the Yang family and Sung soldiers successfully storm their stronghold.
Cast
edit- Ivy Ling Po as Mu Guiying[1]
- Lily Ho as Yang Wenguang[1][3]
- Lisa Lu as She Saihua[1]
- Yueh Hua as Lü Chao
- Chen Yen-yen as Geng Jinhua
- Lin Ching as Zou Lanying
- Hsia Ping as Dong Yue'e
- Betty Ting as Huang Qiongnü
- Huang Chin-feng as Ma Saiying
- Ouyang Sha-fei as Chai Meirong
- Tina Chin Fei as Du Jin'e
- Lee Ching as "8th sister" Yang Yanqi
- Yeh Ling-chih as "9th sister" Yang Yanying
- Wang Ping as Yang Qiuju
- Liu Wu-chih as Yang Qiulan
- Shu Pei-pei as Yang Paifeng
- Ku Wen-tsung as Yang Hong
- Fan Mei-sheng as Jiao Tinggui
- Huang Chun-hsing as Meng Huaiyuan
- Tien Feng as Wang Wen
- Wang Hsieh as Wang Wen's 1st son
- Nam Seok-hun as Wang Wen's 2nd son
- Tien Ching as Wang Wen's 3rd son
- Chin Pei as Wang Wen's 4th son
- Lo Lieh as Wang Wen's 5th son
- Tsung Hua as Yang Zongbao
- Yang Chih-ching as Kou Zhun
- Ching Miao as Wang Qin
- Yang Ai-hua as Pearl
- Ting Chien as Shen Gu
- Eric Zeng Zhiwei as Soldier
- Michelle Yim - Yang female soldier
Awards
edit- 1973 Best Feature Film - Runner Up. 11th Golden Horse Awards.[4]
- 1973 Cheng Kang won Best Director. 11th Golden Horse Awards.[4][5]
- 1973 Lisa Lu won Best Supporting Actress. 11th Golden Horse Awards.[4]
- 1973 Wang Yung-hua won Best Sound Effects. 11th Golden Horse Awards.[4]
- 1973 Lily Ho won Outstanding Female Lead Performance. 19th Asian Film Festival.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "The Fourteen Amazons". hkcinemagic.com. 1972. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "14 Amazons (1972)". allmovie.com. 27 July 1972. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "27 SEP BEFORE THE CAMERA: THE 14 AMAZONS". shawbrothersuniverse.com. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw. 30 October 1973. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Cheng Kang". hkfilmdirectors.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Actresses - Lily Ho". celestialpictures.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.