The Young Master

Name: The Young Master
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 1980-02-09
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Wai Pak, Hwang In-shik, Lily Li

1980·Movie·107 min·★ 7.0(246)

Action Comedy

Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail.

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United States	Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Darkroom	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video, Now TV Cinema, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Rakuten TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies
Canada	Criterion Channel, FlixFling	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling
Germany	Amasia+ Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, maxdome Store
France	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube
Brazil	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—
Japan	U-NEXT	Amazon Video
South Korea	Watcha, TVING	—

About The Young Master

The Young Master is a 1980 cn-language action and comedy film directed by Jackie Chan. The cast is led by Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Wai Pak. It has a runtime of 1h 47m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Darkroom.

The Young Master was produced by Orange Sky Golden Harvest and made in Hong Kong. It was released on February 9, 1980.

Director: Jackie Chan
Writers: Tung Lo, Edward Tang, Lau Tin-Chi
Release date: February 9, 1980
Original language: cn
Status: Released
Country: Hong Kong
Production: Orange Sky Golden Harvest

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The Young Master cast & crew

The Young Master was directed by Jackie Chan and written by Tung Lo, Edward Tang, and Lau Tin-Chi.

The cast features Jackie Chan as Lung, Yuen Biao as Number Four, Wai Pak as Tiger / Keung, Hwang In-shik as Master Kam, Lily Li as Sang Kwan's Daughter, and Sek Kin as Chief Sheriff Sang Kwan.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, cinematography is by Chris Chen Ching-Chu, and it was produced by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho.

Is The Young Master worth watching?

The Young Master holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 246 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed action films.

At 1h 47m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action and comedy, The Young Master is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Young Master

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