Shanghai Joe

– A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel mas..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
1973
Original Name:
Il mio nome è Shangai Joe
Shanghai Joe (1973) - Also known as Il mio nome è Shangai Joe

A Chinese immigrant, recently arrived in America, fights to free Mexican slaves from their cruel master.

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Release Date:

01 Jan 1976

Language:

Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Mario Caiano

Writer:

Carlo Alberto Alfieri, Mario Caiano (screenplay), Fabrizio Trifone Trecca (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Chen Lee, Klaus Kinski, Carla Romanelli, Gordon Mitchell

Plot:

A Chinese immigrant named Chin How lands in a small Texas town inhabited by hard-nosed cowboys who don't take kindly to outsiders. The town folk soon realize that Chin is no ordinary drifter and he quickly gains a reputation for his unbeatable fighting skills. When word of Chin's skills spread to Stanley Spencer, the owner of the states largest cattle ranch, Chin lands a job working for Spencer as a fellow cowboy. Friend soon becomes foe when Chin realizes he is working for a cattle smuggler bent on brutalising Mexican farmers and anyone else who stands in his way.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10