The Long Chase (1971)

Yueh Hua stars as an assassin who flees after killing a hated prime minister, with Lo Lieh as the relentless imperial guard who pursues him to a remote village being terrorized by bandits. When Yueh takes over the identity of a county officer newly assigned to the village, his ruse is assisted by a pretty innkeeper's daughter (Li Ching) who insists to Lieh that Yueh is indeed the county officer and happens also to be the cousin who was betrothed to her as a child. The confused innkeeper is persuaded by his daughter to support the ruse, thus delaying Lieh's efforts to arrest the wanted man.

Released Dec. 31, 1971 81 min None+

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.martial-arts, imdb.palanquin, imdb.political-assassination, imdb.wuxia, imdb.rescue, imdb.fugitive, imdb.damsel-in-distress + 2 more, imdb.village, aspectratio.2-35-1

Production Companies: Shaw Brothers

Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Mandarin