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The Rescue

6.419711h 19mMovieAction

Renowned writer Shen Chiang had become so popular for his scripts that the studio let him direct as well. Here he continued his winning ways with this tale of the end of the Sung Dynasty and the survivors who band together to save their…

DirectorShen Chiang
WritersHsu Li-Min·Shen Chiang
ProducerRunme Shaw

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Cast · Directed by Shen Chiang

LLLo Lieh
Lo Lieh
Lo Ho-wu
SSShih Szu
Shih Szu
Bai Yaerh
KWKu Wen-Chung
Ku Wen-Chung
Liu San
FMFang Mian
Fang Mian
Prime Minister Wen Tianxiang
LLLing Ling
Ling Ling
Cuihong
BYBolo Yeung
Bolo Yeung
Chief Cha Te
CSChan Shen
Chan Shen
Chief Ba Zhan Kui
KK
Kim Ki-joo
General Bayan
HS
Hong Seong-joong
Vice Chief Bao Tianwang
YMYau Ming
Yau Ming
Lu Yafu / Lu Yafu's impersonator
YYYuen Yat-Choh
Yuen Yat-Choh
YWYuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping

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The Rescue — streaming FAQ

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The Rescue hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 12, 1971. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.