Person

Chang Cheh

Directing · 1924-01-17 · † 2002-06-22 · Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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.

Filmography (192)

Year	Film	As
1993	Ninja in Ancient China	producer
1993	Ninja in Ancient China	writer
1993	Ninja in Ancient China	Director
1991	Go West to Subdue Demons	Director
1991	Go West to Subdue Demons	Writer
1990	Slaughter in Xian	Writer
1990	Slaughter in Xian	producer
1990	Hidden Hero	screenplay
1990	Hidden Hero	Director
1990	Hidden Hero	producer
1990	Slaughter in Xian	Director
1988	Cross the River	Writer
1988	Cross the River	producer
1988	Cross the River	Director
1986	Great Shanghai 1937	Writer
1986	Great Shanghai 1937	Director
1985	The Dancing Warrior	Director
1985	The Dancing Warrior	producer
1984	The Shanghai Thirteen	Writer
1984	The Nine Demons	producer
1984	The Shanghai Thirteen	Director
1984	The Nine Demons	Director
1983	Attack of the Joyful Goddess	producer
1983	Attack of the Joyful Goddess	Director
1983	Lei tai	Director
1983	The Weird Man	Director
1983	Lei tai	producer
1983	The Weird Man	screenplay
1982	Ode to Gallantry	Writer
1982	Five Elements Ninjas	screenplay
1982	Five Elements Ninjas	director
1982	House of Traps	screenplay
1982	House of Traps	Director
1982	Ode to Gallantry	Director
1982	Brave Archer and His Mate	Writer
1982	Brave Archer and His Mate	Director
1981	The Brave Archer III	Director
1981	The Brave Archer III	screenplay
1981	Masked Avengers	Director
1981	The Sword Stained with Royal Blood	Director
1981	The Sword Stained with Royal Blood	Writer
1981	Masked Avengers	Writer
1980	Legend of the Fox	Director
1980	Shaolin Hellgate	screenplay
1980	Shaolin Hellgate	Director
1980	The Rebel Intruders	Writer
1980	The Rebel Intruders	Director
1980	Two Champions of Death	Director
1980	The Flag of Iron	Writer
1980	Two Champions of Death	Writer
1980	The Flag of Iron	Director
1980	Legend of the Fox	Writer
1979	The Magnificent Ruffians	Director
1979	Avenging Warriors of Shaolin	Writer
1979	Shaolin Daredevils	writer
1979	Shaolin Daredevils	Director
1979	Ten Tigers of Kwangtung	Writer
1979	Ten Tigers of Kwangtung	Director
1979	Avenging Warriors of Shaolin	Director
1979	The Kid with the Golden Arm	writer
1979	The Kid with the Golden Arm	Director
1979	The Magnificent Ruffians	writer
1978	Five Deadly Venoms	screenplay
1978	Life Gamble	Director
1978	The Brave Archer Part II	Director
1978	Crippled Avengers	Director
1978	Crippled Avengers	writer
1978	Invincible Shaolin	writer
1978	Invincible Shaolin	Director
1978	Life Gamble	story
1978	Five Deadly Venoms	Director
1977	The Brave Archer	Director
1977	The Naval Commandos	Director
1977	Chinatown Kid	Director
1977	The Call Girls	Self
1977	Chinatown Kid	Writer
1977	Magnificent Wanderers	Director
1976	Boxer Rebellion	screenplay
1976	7 Man Army	Director
1976	7 Man Army	Writer
1976	The New Shaolin Boxers	Director
1976	The New Shaolin Boxers	Writer
1976	The Shaolin Avengers	Director
1976	The Shaolin Avengers	Writer
1976	Boxer Rebellion	Director
1976	Shaolin Temple	Director
1976	Shaolin Temple	Writer
1975	Marco Polo	screenplay by
1975	Tao wang	Director
1975	The Fantastic Magic Baby	Director
1975	The Fantastic Magic Baby	Writer
1975	Disciples of Shaolin	Director
1975	Disciples of Shaolin	Writer
1975	Marco Polo	Director
1974	Peng you	Original Music Composer
1974	The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires	Director
1974	Guai ren guai shi	producer
1974	Five Shaolin Masters	Director
1974	The Drug Addicts	producer
1974	Men from the Monastery	Writer
1974	Men from the Monastery	Director
1974	Na Cha the Great	Writer
1974	Na Cha the Great	Director
1974	Shaolin Martial Arts	Writer
1974	Shaolin Martial Arts	Director
1974	All Men Are Brothers	Writer
1974	The Savage Five	Director
1974	The Savage Five	Writer
1974	All Men Are Brothers	Director
1974	Peng you	Writer
1974	Peng you	Director
1974	Heroes Two	screenplay
1974	Heroes Two	Director
1973	The Delinquent	Director
1973	Police Force	Director
1973	Police Force	Writer
1973	The Pirate	Director
1973	Dynasty of Blood	Director
1973	Dynasty of Blood	writer
1973	Pan ni	writer
1973	Pan ni	Director
1973	Iron Bodyguard	Director
1972	Trilogy of Swordsmanship	director
1972	Man of Iron	screenplay
1972	Four Riders	Director
1972	Four Riders	Writer
1972	The Delightful Forest	Director
1972	The Delightful Forest	Writer
1972	The Water Margin	Director
1972	Young People	Writer
1972	Young People	Director
1972	Man of Iron	Director
1972	The Angry Guest	Director
1972	The Boxer from Shantung	director
1972	The Boxer from Shantung	Writer
1971	Duel of Fists	Director
1971	Duel of the Iron Fist	Director
1971	King Eagle	Director
1971	The Deadly Duo	Director
1971	Triple Irons	Director
1971	The Anonymous Heroes	Director
1970	The Heroic Ones	Writer
1970	The Wandering Swordsman	director
1970	The Heroic Ones	Director
1970	Vengeance!	Director
1970	Vengeance!	Writer
1970	The Singing Killer	Director
1969	Return of the One-Armed Swordsman	director
1969	The Flying Dagger	Director
1969	The Flying Dagger	screenplay
1969	The Invincible Fist	Director
1969	Dead End	Director
1969	The Singing Thief	director
1969	Have Sword, Will Travel	director
1969	Return of the One-Armed Swordsman	writer
1968	Golden Swallow	writer
1968	Golden Swallow	Director
1967	One-Armed Swordsman	Writer
1967	The Trail of the Broken Blade	screenplay
1967	The Trail of the Broken Blade	director
1967	The Assassin	Director
1967	The Assassin	Writer
1967	One-Armed Swordsman	Director
1966	The Magnificent Trio	Writer
1966	Tiger Boy	Writer
1966	Tiger Boy	Director
1966	The Perfumed Arrow	screenplay
1966	Wen Suchen	Writer
1966	The Magnificent Trio	director
1965	The Butterfly Chalice	writer
1965	Nu hai qing chou	Writer
1965	Crocodile River	Writer
1965	The Twin Swords	Production Design
1965	Inside the Forbidden City	Writer
1965	The Mermaid	writer
1965	The Butterfly Chalice	Director
1964	The Warlord and the Actress	Writer
1964	Shuang feng ji yuan	Writer
1964	The Amorous Lotus Pan	Writer
1962	Tao li zheng chun	Writer
1962	Zhen zhu lei	Writer
1962	Ye hua lian	Writer
1961	Zei mei ren	writer
1961	Wu yu wen can tian	Writer
1961	You xi ren jian	Writer
1960	Zhi fen jian die wang	Writer
1960	Hei hu die	screenplay
1960	Sha ji chong chong	Writer
1960	Tao hua lei	Writer
1958	Ye huo	Director
1958	Ye huo	writer
1950	Alishan feng yun	Writer