Chang Cheh

AKA: 張徹, 张彻
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1924-01-17

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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.

Crew Roles

Golden Swallow
Director
Golden Swallow
Writer
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Director
Crippled Avengers
Director
Crippled Avengers
Writer
It's Always Spring
Screenplay
The Five Venoms
Director
The Five Venoms
Writer
Kid with the Golden Arm
Director
Kid with the Golden Arm
Writer
The Delinquent
Director
The Heroic Ones
Director
The Heroic Ones
Writer
Five Element Ninjas
Director
Five Shaolin Masters
Director
The Flag of Iron
Director
The Flag of Iron
Writer
Two Champions of Shaolin
Director
Iron Fist Pillage
Archival Footage Coordinator
The Water Margin
Director
Shaolin Rescuers
Director
Masked Avengers
Director
Masked Avengers
Writer
Shanghai 13
Director
Shanghai 13
Writer
The Magnificent Trio
Director
The Magnificent Trio
Writer
The Savage Five
Director
7-Man Army
Director
House of Traps
Director
House of Traps
Writer
Shaolin Temple
Director
Shaolin Temple
Writer
King Eagle
Director
Life Gamble
Director
Shaolin Martial Arts
Director
Blood Brothers
Director
The Invincible Fist
Director
The Daredevils
Director
The Daredevils
Writer
Invincible Shaolin
Director
Invincible Shaolin
Writer
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Director
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Writer
The Rebel Intruders
Director
Boxer Rebellion
Director
The Boxer from Shantung
Director
The Boxer from Shantung
Writer
The One-Armed Swordsman
Director
Have Sword, Will Travel
Director
The Wandering Swordsman
Director
The Brave Archer
Director
The Brave Archer 2
Director
Brave Archer and His Mate
Director
The Assassin
Director
The Assassin
Writer
All Men Are Brothers
Director
All Men Are Brothers
Writer
Black Butterfly
Screenplay
The Bloody Escape
Director
The Brave Archer 3
Director
The Brave Archer 3
Writer
Man of Iron
Director
The Four Assassins
Director
Four Riders
Director
The New Shaolin Boxers
Director
The New Shaolin Boxers
Writer
The Nine Demons
Director
The Anonymous Heroes
Director
Iron Bodyguard
Director
Chinatown Kid
Director
Chinatown Kid
Writer
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
Director
Heaven and Hell
Director
Men from the Monastery
Director
Disciples of Shaolin
Director
Heroes Two
Director
Vengeance!
Director
Vengeance!
Writer
Journey to the West
Director
The Fantastic Magic Baby
Director
The Shaolin Avengers
Director
The Magnificent Ruffians
Director
The Warlord and the Actress
Writer
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Director
The Delightful Forest
Director
Legend of the Fox
Director
The Flying Dagger
Director
The Singing Killer
Director
The Trail of the Broken Blade
Director
The Singing Thief
Director
The Duel
Director
Her Pearly Tears
Script
Magnificent Wanderers
Director
The Knight of Knights
Writer
The Weird Man
Director
The Weird Man
Writer
The Angry Guest
Director
Trilogy of Swordsmanship
Director
The Generation Gap
Director
The Pirate
Director
Slaughter in Xian
Writer
Slaughter in Xian
Producer
Na Cha the Great
Director
Friends
Director
Ode to Gallantry
Director
The Deadly Duo
Director
Showdown at the Cotton Mill
Writer
Duel of Fists
Director
Young People
Director
Young People
Writer
Police Force
Director
Tiger Boy
Writer
Dead End
Director
The Alishan Uprising
Director
The Alishan Uprising
Writer
Wild Fire
Director
Police Force
Screenplay
Disciples of Shaolin
Writer
The Generation Gap
Writer
Four Riders
Writer
Boxer Rebellion
Writer
Friends
Writer
The Butterfly Chalice
Director
The Butterfly Chalice
Writer
Crocodile River
Writer
Ninja in Ancient China
Director
Ninja in Ancient China
Writer
Ninja in Ancient China
Producer
The Naval Commandos
Director
The Perfumed Arrow
Writer
Inside the Forbidden City
Writer
Death Ring
Director
The Dancing Warrior
Director
Attack of the Joyful Goddess
Director
Slaughter in Xian
Director
Hidden Hero
Director
Hidden Hero
Writer
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Presenter
Cross the River
Director
Cross the River
Writer
Great Shanghai 1937
Director
Great Shanghai 1937
Writer
The Mermaid
Writer
The One-Armed Swordsman
Screenplay
Golden Swallow
Lyricist
Five Element Ninjas
Screenplay
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Director
The Fantastic Magic Baby
Writer
The Dancing Warrior
Producer
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung
Screenplay
The Magnificent Ruffians
Writer
The Assassin
Lyricist
7-Man Army
Writer
Attack of the Joyful Goddess
Screenplay
The Shaolin Avengers
Screenplay
The Delightful Forest
Screenplay
Man of Iron
Writer
Heroes Two
Screenplay
Magnificent Wanderers
Writer
The Amorous Lotus Pan
Screenplay
Life Gamble
Screenplay
Legend of the Fox
Screenplay
Call of the Sea
Screenplay
The Flying Dagger
Screenplay
Brave Archer and His Mate
Screenplay
The Female Prince
Writer
The Flying Dagger
Lyricist
Tiger Boy
Director
A Mad World of Fools
Producer
Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu
Director
The Savage Five
Writer
Friends
Original Music Composer
Na Cha the Great
Writer
Shaolin Martial Arts
Writer
Men from the Monastery
Writer
Heaven and Hell
Writer
Journey to the West
Screenplay
The Tender Trap of Espionage
Screenplay
Blood Brothers
Screenplay
Two Champions of Shaolin
Screenplay
The Rebel Intruders
Screenplay
The Trail of the Broken Blade
Lyricist
The Four Assassins
Screenplay
The Young Rebel
Presenter
The Trail of the Broken Blade
Writer
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