The Eight Escorts
1980, Chinese. Directed by Pao Hsueh-Li.
In Wuiyng County a violent jewel thief is harming the business of local merchants. As they nervously await the delivery of a shipment, they hire an experienced martial arts expert to protect it, who in turn hand-picks a team of seven other fighters to take on the thieves.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1980
- Original title
- 八絕
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The Eight Escorts runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Eight Escorts isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Eight Escorts, try Dick Tracy, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, True Legend.
Who directed The Eight Escorts?
The Eight Escorts (1980) was directed by Pao Hsueh-Li and stars Michael Chan Wai-man, Danny Lee Sau-yin, Dorian Tan Tao-Liang.