Chor Yuen's first film for Shaw Brothers is an illustrative example of the transitional nature of his career. He planted firm footing in the Mandarin territory moving into a big company like Shaws and working with scriptwriter Ni Kuang to make a Gu Long-flavoured martial-arts film, ushering in another glorious era of his creativity. With a star-studded cast featuring Ivy Ling Po, Lo Lieh, Chin Han and Wang Ping, Duel for Gold continues the same atmospheric stylishness of Cold Blade but expounds on the dark side of humanity unleashed by the economic ascent of the 1970s. The simple story of a heist is coloured by acts of greed, scheming and betrayal, with husbands going against wives, sister against sister, friends against friends. The money-is-everything culture is animated by wall-to-wall action, distilling into a consummate exercise of bodies and minds.

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# Post-screening talk with director Kenneth Bi; Moderator: Manfred Wong

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