The Heroic Ones

The Heroic Ones is a 1970 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers Studio martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh. It was originally released onAugust 1970 in Hong Kong and was one of the top grossing Hong Kong films between the years of 1970 and 1972.

Some events in the film are loosely based on history, such as Li Keyongs troops expelling Huang Chao from Changan in the summer of 883, and Zhu Wens failed assassination attempt of Li Keyong a year later that took the lives of Shi Jingsi and many others. However, many other events have been fictionalized. While Li Cunxiao did in fact have a strained relationship with Li Cunxin and Kang Junli and did die by dismemberment, he was actually the one who betrayed Li Keyong, who eventually executed him. Except for Kang who was killed by Li Keyong in relation to Li Cunxiaos death, no other general died from infighting.In history, Shi and Kang were not adopted sons of Li Keyong, hence their different surnames from the other generals, in fact Kang was Li Keyongs senior byyears. Li Cunjin was one of the oldest adopted sons, and both Li Cunxin and Li Cunshen were older than Li Siyuan, and quite possibly Li Sizhao and Li Cunzhang as well. Li Cunxu, a few dozen years younger than most of his adoptive brothers, was not even born in 883884. Li Keyong was not created Prince of Jin until 895, a goodyears after expelling Huang Chao from Changan. Zhu Wen who since 882 bore the name Zhu Quanzhong was actually called the Xuanwu governor instead of the Bianliang governorBianliang being a much later name of Xuanwus capital Bianzhou. ........

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