The Eight Escorts

The Eight Escorts

1980 · 99 min · ★ 5.2

In Wuiyng County a violent jewel thief is harming the business of local merchants. As they nervously await the delivery of a shipment, they hire an experienced martial arts expert to protect it, who in turn hand-picks a team of seven other fighters to take on the thieves.

Directed by Pao Hsueh-Li

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