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Dreadnaught
Dreadnaught
Directed by	Yuen Woo-ping
Written by	Wong Jing
Starring	Yuen Biao; Bryan Leung; Kwan Tak-hing
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

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Dreadnaught (Chinese: 勇者無懼 aka Yong zhe wu ju) is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Yuen Biao, Bryan Leung and Kwan Tak-hing.

Plot

A short-tempered, violent criminal named the "White Tiger" is on the run from the police and joins a theater troupe to hide out, killing anyone who angers him or who suspects his identity. One person he unsuccessfully tries to kill several times is a cowardly laundry man named "Mousy" who manages to escape by fleeing. When a very close friend of Mousy's is killed by the White Tiger, Mousy overcomes his cowardliness enough to seek revenge.

In a scene early on in the movie Mousy is washing the laundry with his bossy sister. After complaining about the repetitiveness of laundry work, his sister scolds him and demands he wash the clothes in the "family way." This leads to a scene with Yuen Biao's character flipping the clothes around with his hands and wringing them out with powerful squeezing from this index finger and middle finger. These abilities turn out to be related to kung-fu methods, as Mousy eventually uses the same laundry method to defeat "White Tiger."

Cast

Yuen Biao - Mousy
Bryan Leung - Leung Foon
Yuen Shun Yee - White Tiger
Kwan Tak-hing - Wong Fei-hung
Lily Li Li - Mousy's sister
Fan Mei-sheng - Marshal Pao
Brandy Yuen - Marshal's assistant
Fung Hak-on - Demon Tailor
Danny Chow - Gorgeous Koon
Yuen Woo-ping - extra

External links

Dreadnaught at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Dreadnaught at IMDb
Dreadnaught at AllMovie

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-'''''Dreadnaught''''' ({{zh|t=勇者無懼}}) aka '''''Yong zhe wu ju''''' is a [[Hong Kong films of 1981|1981]] [[Hong Kong]] [[martial arts film|martial arts]] [[Hong Kong action cinema|action film]] directed by [[Yuen Woo-ping]] and starring [[Yuen Biao]], [[Bryan Leung]], and [[Kwan Tak-hing]] as [[Wong Fei Hung]].
+'''''Dreadnaught''''' ({{zh|t=勇者無懼}} aka '''''Yong zhe wu ju''''') is a 1981 Hong Kong [[martial arts film]] directed by [[Yuen Woo-ping]] and starring [[Yuen Biao]], [[Bryan Leung]] and [[Kwan Tak-hing]].
 == Plot ==
 A short-tempered, violent criminal named the "White Tiger" is on the run from the police and joins a theater troupe to hide out, killing anyone who angers him or who suspects his identity. One person he unsuccessfully tries to kill several times is a cowardly laundry man named "Mousy" who manages to escape by fleeing. When a very close friend of Mousy's is killed by the White Tiger, Mousy overcomes his cowardliness enough to seek revenge.
-In a scene early on in the movie Mousy is washing the laundry with his bossy sister.  After complaining about the repetitiveness of laundry work, his sister scolds him and demands he wash the clothes in the "family way."  This leads to a scene with Yuen Biao's character flipping the clothes around with his hands and wringing them out with powerful squeezing from this index finger and middle finger.  These abilities turn out to be related to kung-fu methods, as Mousy eventually uses the same laundry method to defeat "White Tiger."
+In a scene early on in the movie Mousy is washing the laundry with his bossy sister.  After complaining about the repetitiveness of laundry work, his sister scolds him and demands he wash the clothes in the "family way." This leads to a scene with Yuen Biao's character flipping the clothes around with his hands and wringing them out with powerful squeezing from this index finger and middle finger. These abilities turn out to be related to kung-fu methods, as Mousy eventually uses the same laundry method to defeat "White Tiger."
-==Cast==
+== Cast ==
-*[[Yuen Biao]] - Mousy
+* [[Yuen Biao]] - Mousy
-*[[Bryan Leung]] - Leung Foon
+* [[Bryan Leung]] - Leung Foon
-*Yuen Shun Yee - White Tiger
+* Yuen Shun Yee - White Tiger
-*[[Kwan Tak-hing]] - Wong Fei Hung
+* [[Kwan Tak-hing]] - Wong Fei-hung
-*[[Lily Li Li]] - Mousy's sister
+* Lily Li Li - Mousy's sister
-*[[Fan Mei-Sheng]] - Marshal Pao
+* Fan Mei-sheng - Marshal Pao
-*[[Brandy Yuen]] - Marshal's assistant
+* Brandy Yuen - Marshal's assistant
-*[[Fung Hak-On]] - Demon Tailor
+* Fung Hak-on - Demon Tailor
-*[[Danny Chow]] - Gorgeous Koon
+* Danny Chow - Gorgeous Koon
-*[[Yuen Woo Ping]] - extra
+* [[Yuen Woo-ping]] - extra
 == External links ==
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 [[Category:1981 films]]
+[[Category:1980s martial arts films]]
 [[Category:Hong Kong films]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong action films]]
 [[Category:Hong Kong martial arts films]]
-[[Category:1980s action films]]
+[[Category:Cantonese-language films]]
-[[Category:1980s martial arts films]]
 [[Category:Kung fu films]]
+[[Category:Martial arts comedy films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Yuen Woo-ping]]
-[[Category:Cantonese-language films]]
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