The Widow Takes Revenge

The Widow Takes Revenge

1971 · 108 min · Action, Drama

It tells the story of an unfortunate incident in Majiazhai, northern China in 1924. A sympathetically-stirring event took place in 1924 in northern China where warloads were rampant. The brave woman who fearlessly and dauntlessly takes revenge on an evil man who betrayed her husband and had him killed.

Directed by Yan Jun · Written by Wang Shen-Shun

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