The Lizard

Year: 1972

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: Chinese

Director: Chor Yuen

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He robs the wealthy to aid the poor, a Robin Hood figure in 1930s Shanghai. The masked Lizard, actually timid clerk Cheng Long, outwits corrupt police chief Chen Can, who is pressured by Japanese occupiers to capture him. Unbeknownst to Chen, Cheng’s thievery furthers the chief’s own agenda.

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