MOVIE · 1978
Magnificent Bodyguards
ActionAdventure101 min
A wealthy young woman hires a martial-arts master to get her sick brother to a doctor, sending Jackie Chan’s escort party straight into wild country overrun by bandits. What should be a simple trip becomes a running battle as the group is stopped by one gang after another on the road. The journey through the hills keeps narrowing into ambushes and hand-to-hand fights, with the brother’s illness adding urgency to every stop along the way.
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