The Water Margin

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The Water Margin

"Seven masters with a thousand ways to kill!"

1972

2h 5m

6.9(23 votes)

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Drama

Overview

The corruption in the Sung Dynasty of 11th century China is so rampant that it inspires a band of Oriental Robin Hoods - the Honorable 108. Mountain bandits who nevertheless live by a scrupulous code of conduct, the Honorable 108 pledge to end the repression of the brutal overlords.

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98 members

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姜大衞

The Prodigy, Yen Ching / Yen XiaoYi

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丹波哲郎

Jade Unicorn, Lu Chun I

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黒沢年雄

Golden Spear, Shi Wengong

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佟林

Heavenly King, Chao Kai

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谷峰

Welcome Rain, Sung Jiang

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Chin Feng

Clever Star Wu Yung

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岳華

Leopard Man, Lin Chong

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王鍾

Fearless One, Shih Hsiu

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狄龍

Tiger Killer Wu Sung

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Lily Ho

Tigress, Lady Hu San Niang

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樊梅生

Black Whirlwind, Li

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午馬

Flea on a Drum, Shih Chien

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鄭雷

Short Tiger, Wang Ying

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秦沛

Little Li Guang, Hua Rong

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陳觀泰

Tattooed Dragon, Shi Jin

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李修賢

White Stripe, Chang Shun

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吳池欽

The Pallid, Yang Hsiung

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李恆

Magic Messenger, Dai Zong

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劉丹

Winged Tiger, Lei Heng

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雷龍

Thunderclap, Qin Ming

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彭鵬

Monk Lu

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Chang Yang

Small Whirlwind, Chai Chin

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梁尚雲

Redhead Demon, Liu Tang

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羅威

Beautiful Beard, Zhou Tong

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Ho Hon-Chau

Boatman, Chang Heng

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田青

Li Ku

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Ling Ling

Madam Jia, Lu Junyi's wife

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Ruby Siu Siu

Tsui Hung

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Woo Wai

Iron Arm, Cai Fu

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楊澤霖

Stalk of Flower, Cai Qing

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陸偉

Escort Guard Tung Chao

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Lee Man-Tai

Escort Guard Hsueh Pa

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李允中

Grand Secretary Liang

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沈勞

Chief clerk Chang (uncredited)

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王清河

Court Clerk (uncredited)

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James Nam Seok-Hoon

General Wen Ta

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劉剛

General Li Cheng

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Ching Miao

Master Tseng Chang Kuan

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唐炎燦

Tseng Sheng

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王光裕

Tseng Mi

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黃培基

Tseng So

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陳全

Tseng Kuei

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張斌

Tseng Tu

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藍偉烈

Chief Wrestler

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解元

Wrestler

No Image

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王青

Wrestler

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張照

Old Man (uncredited)

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曾楚霖

Innkeeper (uncredited)

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金軍

Lu's Servant (uncredited)

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高飛

Lu's Servant (uncredited)

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林根

Lu's Servant (uncredited)

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Fuk Yan-Cheng

Lu's Servant (uncredited)

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高雄

Lu's Servant / Liang Shan Bandit (uncredited)

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黃蝦

Lu's Servant / Master Tseng's Militiaman (uncredited)

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楊柏塵

Lu's Servant / Master Tseng's Militiaman

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袁信義

Master Tseng's Militiaman (uncredited)

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羅強

Master Tseng's Militiaman (uncredited)

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何寶星

Master Tseng's Militiaman (uncredited)

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馮俠蘇

Master Tseng's Militiaman (uncredited)

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爾群

Constable

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爾峰

Constable

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徐發

Constable (uncredited)

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周江

Constable (uncredited)

No Image

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周潤堅

Constable (uncredited)

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陳狄克

Constable (uncredited)

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譚寶

Constable (uncredited)

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Kong Chuen

Constable (uncredited)

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張志平

Constable (uncredited)

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淩漢

Constable Carrying Execution Placard (uncredited)

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董財寶

Constable / Master Tseng's Militiaman

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劉堯宸

Soldier

No Image

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山怪

Liang Shan Bandit

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Tony Lee Wan-Miu

Wrestling Spectator (uncredited)

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杜永亮

Wrestling Spectator (uncredited)

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林思齊

Wrestling Spectator (uncredited)

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金天柱

Wrestling Spectator (uncredited)

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白妤

Mamasan

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葛萍

Execution Spectator (uncredited)

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朱佳

Constable

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Chan Siu-Kai

(uncredited)

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Chan Keung

(uncredited)

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袁振洋

(uncredited)

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李超

(uncredited)

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Wei Kan-Sheng

(uncredited)

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徐蝦

(uncredited)

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伍元勳

(uncredited)

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Yuen Shing-Chau

(uncredited)

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任世官

(uncredited)

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袁祥仁

(uncredited)

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王將

(uncredited)

No Image

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馮克安

(uncredited)

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何其昌

(uncredited)

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馮明

(uncredited)

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Wong Yau-Ho

(uncredited)

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黎恩

(uncredited)

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黃梅

(uncredited)

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龍逸昇

(uncredited)

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黃志強

(uncredited)

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