Chang Cheh

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-01-17 (78 years old)

Deathday

2002-06-22

Place of Birth

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Chang Cheh

Biography

Chang Cheh (Chinese: 張徹, January 17, 1924 – June 22, 2002) was Shaw Brothers Studio's best known and most prolific film director, with such films as The Five Venoms, The Brave Archer (based on the works of Jin Yong), The One-Armed Swordsman, and other classics of wuxia and kung fu film.

Acting

2003

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

1972

The Angry Guest

as Boss Yamaguchi (uncredited)

Production

1968

Golden Swallow

as Director

1968

1978

1978

1962

It's Always Spring

as Screenplay

1978

The Five Venoms

as Director

1978

1973

The Delinquent

as Director

1970

1970

The Heroic Ones

as Director

1982

1974

1980

The Flag of Iron

as Director

1980

2001

Iron Fist Pillage

as Archival Footage Coordinator

1972

The Water Margin

as Director

1979

Shaolin Rescuers

as Director

1981

Masked Avengers

as Director

1981

1984

Shanghai 13

as Director

1984

Shanghai 13

as Writer

1966

1974

The Savage Five

as Director

1976

7-Man Army

as Director

1971

King Eagle

as Director

1982

House of Traps

as Director

1976

1982

1976

Shaolin Temple

as Director

1978

Life Gamble

as Director

1974

1973

Blood Brothers

as Director

1969

1979

The Daredevils

as Director

1979

1978

1978

1980

1976

Boxer Rebellion

as Director

1977

The Brave Archer

as Director

1978

1967

The Assassin

as Writer

1967

The Assassin

as Director

1975

1960

Black Butterfly

as Screenplay

1975

1981

1981

1972

Man of Iron

as Director

1975

1972

Four Riders

as Director

1984

The Nine Demons

as Director

1976

1971

1973

Iron Bodyguard

as Director

1977

Chinatown Kid

as Director

1977

Chinatown Kid

as Writer

1980

Heaven and Hell

as Director

1974

1974

Heroes Two

as Director

1970

Vengeance!

as Director

1970

Vengeance!

as Writer

1975

1991

1976

1972

1980

1969

1970

1969

1971

The Duel

as Director

1962

1977

1983

The Weird Man

as Director

1983

The Weird Man

as Writer

1972

The Angry Guest

as Director

1973

1973

The Pirate

as Director

1990

1990

1974

Na Cha the Great

as Director

1974

Friends

as Director

1982

Ode to Gallantry

as Director

1971

The Deadly Duo

as Director

1971

Duel of Fists

as Director

1972

Young People

as Director

1972

Young People

as Writer

1973

Police Force

as Director

1966

Tiger Boy

as Writer

1969

Dead End

as Director

1950

1958

Wild Fire

as Director

1973

Police Force

as Screenplay

1973

1972

Four Riders

as Writer

1976

1974

Friends

as Writer

1965

1965

1993

1993

1977

1966

1985

1984

Death Ring

as Director

1990

1990

Hidden Hero

as Director

1990

Hidden Hero

as Writer

1988

Cross the River

as Director

1988

1986

1986

1965

The Mermaid

as Writer

1967

1968

Golden Swallow

as Lyricist

1982

Five Element Ninjas

as Screenplay

1985

1979

1967

The Assassin

as Lyricist

1976

7-Man Army

as Writer

1976

1972

1972

Man of Iron

as Writer

1974

Heroes Two

as Screenplay

1964

1978

Life Gamble

as Screenplay

1980

Legend of the Fox

as Screenplay

1965

Call of the Sea

as Screenplay

1969

The Flying Dagger

as Screenplay

1982

1964

1969

1966

Tiger Boy

as Director

1974

1974

1980

1974

1974

Friends

as Original Music Composer

1991

Journey to the West

as Screenplay

1973

Blood Brothers

as Screenplay

1980

1980

The Rebel Intruders

as Screenplay

1975

The Four Assassins

as Screenplay

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