Bolo (1979): Cast & Plot
Bolo is a 1979 action comedy starring Bolo Yeung Sze as Bolo, San Kuai and Jason Pai Piao. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Release year
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Original language
- Cantonese
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Bolo About?
The premise of Bolo without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
The super human Beast from the East takes on all comers!
Bolo Themes & Keywords
· 8 tags- criminal
- kung fu
- sheriff
- prison
- theft
- ends with a freeze frame
- one word title
- character name in title
Bolo Cast & Characters
Bolo Yeung Sze leads the cast as Bolo, with San Kuai as Man Attacking Sleeping Bolo and Jason Pai Piao as Ma.
- Bolo Yeung Sze as Bolo
- San Kuai as Man Attacking Sleeping Bolo
- Jason Pai Piao as Ma
- To Siu-Ming as Cross-eyed Mayor's Son
Also Starring in Bolo
· 17 more- Eric Tsang Chi-Wai Brothel Madam
- Sai Gwa-Pau Old Bucktooth
- Fung Ging-Man
- Chin Yuet-Sang Undertaker (pole Fighter)
- Chiang Tao
- Peter Chan Lung
- Huang Ha
- Lau Yat-Fan Mayor
- Wong Kung-Miu
- Chin Ti
- Mi Lan Priest's Niece
- Chan Fei-Lung
- Tung-Kua Ai
- Cheng Po Chou
- Hsiao-fung Chang
- Yu Wei Chen
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Bolo Plot Summary
What happens in Bolo from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Following a string of sheriff killings in Wu Yu village, the mayor has prisoners draw lots to decide the next two sheriffs. The marked lots fall on Ma, Jason Pai Piao, a crafty trickster, and on Bolo, Bolo Yeung Sze, a brutal brute. They pay a blind farmer to take them into town on his wagon.
Once in the village, Ma stops the mayor’s son Pao Jan Ken, To Siu-Ming, from harassing a priest’s niece, and Bolo tells the priest that he wants to become Christian because he heard Christians can talk well, while Ma bets to win money but ends up in a fight instead.
Full summary
The whole story of Bolo, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Bolo?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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How do Bolo and Ma get into town?
Bolo Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Fists of Justice” and “Bolo - The Brute”.
- Also known as
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- Fists of Justice
- Bolo - The Brute
- Beast Fighter
- Bai ma hei qi
- Bolo - Vier Fäuste im Wilden Osten
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Bolo FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Bolo, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Bolo?
Bolo runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Bolo released?
Bolo was released in 1979.
Who is in the cast of Bolo?
Bolo stars Bolo Yeung Sze as Bolo, San Kuai as Man Attacking Sleeping Bolo and Jason Pai Piao as Ma, among 21 credited actors.
Does Bolo have a post-credit scene?
No. Bolo has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Bolo in?
The original language of Bolo is Cantonese.
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