KING BOXER (aka FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH) Screens in 35mm Thursday Night at Webster University

A 35mm print of KING BOXER (aka FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH 1972)) screens at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood) Thursday May 16th, The screening begin at 7:30. Facebook invite can be found HERE. 

Released by Warner Bros. in the U.S. in 1973 as Five Fingers of Death, King Boxer was one of the first kung fu films to play in mainstream American movie houses and was thereby the introduction to the genre for many. At a time when American studios were in financial decline, King Boxer showed U.S. studios the merit of low-cost martial arts productions and built a ravenous audience for the genre along the lines of what horror films enjoy. As such, we have King Boxer to thank for the kung fu invasion that followed.

Screening from a 35mm print courtesy of the American Genre Film Archive.

Admission is:

$7 for the general public
$6 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$5 for Webster University staff and faculty

Free for Webster students with proper I.D.