The Heroic Ones

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Helmed by Chang Cheh, this 1970 Shaw Brothers studio film The Heroic Ones is about the 13th fierce fighting sons of barbarian chieftain Li Ke-yung (Ku Feng) who in the last years of the Tang Dynasty (around 900AD) has been requested by the Chinese Emperor to recapture his capital city which is being ruled over by a rebel leader (the 13th Warriors is the films Chinese name). Chief among this band of heroes are Li Shih-szu (Ti Lung) & Li Tsun-hsiao (David Keung) the youngest son, the most able & smartest of the bunch as well as his fathers favourite.

The youngest son has to not only deal with a rebel & his large army however, but also be faced with the treacherous action of an ambitious, devious Chinese ambassador (Chan Sing), as well as the bitter jealousy of some of the brothers toward their more favoured siblings which will in the end lead to bloody & tragic consequences...