Directed credits
82
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Chang Cheh
Directing
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Directed movies: 82Directed series: 0All crew credits: 110
TMDB ID: 99436
IMDb ID: nm0151653
Known for: Directing
Born: January 17, 1924
Died: June 22, 2002
Age: 78
Place of birth: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 2001
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q709580
Also known as
張徹 • 张彻
Frequent jobs
Director (82)Writer (21)Screenplay (3)Presenter (2)Archival Footage Coordinator (1)Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Chang Cheh.
4.0
Ninja in Ancient China
Director
1993 Movie
7.0
Journey to the West
Director
1991 Movie
6.0
Hidden Hero
Director
1990 Movie
Cross the River
Director
1988 Movie
Great Shanghai 1937
Director
1986 Movie
6.5
The Dancing Warrior
Director
1985 Movie
6.1
Shanghai 13
Director
1984 Movie
4.3
The Nine Demons
Director
1984 Movie
6.3
Attack of the Joyful Goddess
Director
1983 Movie
4.5
The Weird Man
Director
1983 Movie
5.4
Ode to Gallantry
Director
1982 Movie
6.9
Five Element Ninjas
Director
1982 Movie
5.0
Brave Archer and His Mate
Director
1982 Movie
6.0
House of Traps
Director
1982 Movie
6.1
The Brave Archer 3
Director
1981 Movie
6.9
Masked Avengers
Director
1981 Movie
5.9
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Director
1981 Movie
5.8
Legend of the Fox
Director
1980 Movie
6.6
The Rebel Intruders
Director
1980 Movie
6.1
Two Champions of Shaolin
Director
1980 Movie
7.0
The Flag of Iron
Director
1980 Movie
5.6
Heaven and Hell
Director
1980 Movie
6.2
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
Director
1979 Movie
6.8
Kid with the Golden Arm
Director
1979 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Chang Cheh.
6.9
Crippled Avengers
Director
1978 Movie
6.9
Five Element Ninjas
Director
1982 Movie
6.9
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Director
1971 Movie
6.9
The One-Armed Swordsman
Director
1967 Movie
6.7
The Five Venoms
Director
1978 Movie
6.6
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Writer
1969 Movie
5.8
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Director
1974 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Chang Cheh.
6.8
The Shaolin Avengers
Director
1976 Movie
6.3
Blood Brothers
Director
1973 Movie
6.9
Crippled Avengers
Director
1978 Movie
6.7
The Five Venoms
Director
1978 Movie
6.2
Shaolin Temple
Writer
1976 Movie
6.4
Invincible Shaolin
Writer
1978 Movie
6.9
All Men Are Brothers
Writer
1975 Movie
6.8
The Water Margin
Director
1972 Movie
5.7
Four Riders
Director
1972 Movie
6.8
Kid with the Golden Arm
Director
1979 Movie
5.8
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Director
1974 Movie
6.3
Golden Swallow
Director
1968 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Chang Cheh.
Iron Fist Pillage
Archival Footage Coordinator
2001 Movie
6.0
Slaughter in Xian
Writer
1990 Movie
6.4
Invincible Shaolin
Writer
1978 Movie
5.0
Showdown at the Cotton Mill
Writer
1978 Movie
6.2
Shaolin Temple
Writer
1976 Movie
6.8
The New Shaolin Boxers
Writer
1976 Movie
6.9
All Men Are Brothers
Writer
1975 Movie
6.2
The Young Rebel
Presenter
1975 Movie
5.0
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Presenter
1974 Movie
5.0
A Mad World of Fools
Producer
1974 Movie
6.8
The Boxer from Shantung
Writer
1972 Movie
6.6
The Heroic Ones
Writer
1970 Movie
6.6
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Writer
1969 Movie
6.3
The Assassin
Writer
1967 Movie
6.0
The Perfumed Arrow
Writer
1966 Movie
6.5
The Magnificent Trio
Writer
1966 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Chang Cheh.
