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* EliteMooks: The lowest-tier Mongol soldiers are clad in blue uniforms and dies in droves when fighting against the Ming patriots. Their platoon leader on the other hand wears brown uniforms, can be identified by their BarbarianLonghair, and puts up a far more competent fight, and are much harder to kill. There's also the Mongolian bladesmen unit, a dozen or so mooks that specializes in using [[BladeOnAStick halberds and glaives]]
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* EliteMooks: The lowest-tier Mongol soldiers are clad in blue uniforms and dies in droves when fighting against the Ming patriots. Their platoon leader on the other hand wears brown uniforms, can be identified by their BarbarianLonghair, and puts up a far more competent fight, and are much harder to kill. There's also the Mongolian bladesmen unit, a dozen or so mooks that specializes in using [[BladeOnAStick halberds and glaives]]glaives.
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* {{Expy}}: Try comparing Shih-en (played by Shih-szu) to any character portrayed by Creator/ChengPeiPei. You can't find a difference? Neither can we...
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* AnAxToGrind: Ho-wu uses dual axes as a backup weapon. These are attached to chains and can be [[https://149357165.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/therescue_2.jpg flung into enemies]], before [[BoomerangComeback he pulls them back into his hands]] with ease.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Chief Cha-te, played by Bolo Yeung, is the only bald member of the patriots and TheBigGuy among the heroes.
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* BaldOfAwesome: BaldHeadOfToughness: Chief Cha-te, played by Bolo Yeung, is the only bald member of the patriots and TheBigGuy among the heroes.
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* FinalGirl: By the credits, [[spoiler: Shih-En is the SolesSurvivor of the Ming patriots sent out to save Minister Wen Tian-hsiang]].
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* FinalGirl: By the credits, [[spoiler: Shih-En is the SolesSurvivor SoleSurvivor of the Ming patriots sent out to save Minister Wen Tian-hsiang]].
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''The Rescue'' is a 1971 {{wuxia}} martial arts movie released by Creator/ShawBrothers, starring Rachel Shih-Szu, Creator/LoLieh and Creator/BoloYeung.
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''The Rescue'' is a 1971 {{wuxia}} martial arts movie released by Creator/ShawBrothers, starring Rachel Shih-Szu, Creator/ShihSzu, Creator/LoLieh and Creator/BoloYeung.
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* BigBadassBattleSequence: The battle between the Ming swordsmen, led by Shih-En, Ho-wu and their DwindlingParty of fellow warriors, against the Mongols whose ranks includes numerous halberd-wielding EliteMooks.
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* BigBadassBattleSequence: The battle between the Ming swordsmen, led by Shih-En, Ho-wu and their DwindlingParty of fellow warriors, against the Mongols whose ranks includes include numerous halberd-wielding EliteMooks.
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* ZergRush: The Mongol fortress holds nearly a thousand soldiers, against the Ming patriots whose number totals up to less than twenty. Near the end of the film the surviving patriots ends up fighting a seemingly endless wave of enemies, where every Mongol they killed are replaced by another mere seconds later.
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* WireFu: As usual.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Shih-szu and Lo Lieh to the [[TitleDrop Rescue]]!]]
''The Rescue'' is a 1971 {{wuxia}} martial arts movie released by Creator/ShawBrothers, starring Rachel Shih-Szu, Creator/LoLieh and Creator/BoloYeung.
1279 AD, China was invaded by Mongols. The Yuan Dynasty rules the imperial court with an iron fist, and a single minister, Minister Wen Tien Hsiang ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen_Tianxiang based on a real-life historical person]]) is the sole inspiration for the Ming patriots to resist. After a failed uprising, Minister Wen is captured alive by the Mongols, but a group of loyal patriots are hell-bent to rescue the minister.
So begins this swashbuckling tale of sheer heroism, of a young warrior-girl in training, Shih-en (Rachel Shih), who joins a legion of patriots to uncover where Minister Wen is being kept, to stage a daring rescue mission. Along the way, she is joined by the mysterious wandering swordsman Ho-wu (Lo Lieh), who had his own agenda assisting Shih-en and the heroes.
Notably one of three collaborations between Lo Lieh and Rachel Shih released in 1971 [[note]] and one of '''ELEVEN''' movies Lo made in that year, yes, he's a busy man [[/note]] besides ''Film/TheLadyHermit'' and ''Film/LadyOfTheLaw''. He gets a bigger role than her for once, however.
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!!The Rescue contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Shih-en, the swordswoman and heroine of the picture, played by Shih-szu / Rachel Shih (then being developed by the studios as a backup for Creator/ChengPeiPei).
* AnAxToGrind: Ho-wu uses dual axes as a backup weapon. These are attached to chains and can be [[https://149357165.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/therescue_2.jpg flung into enemies]], before [[BoomerangComeback he pulls them back into his hands]] with ease.
* ArrowCatch: Ho-wu managed to catch at least '''6''' arrows, with his dual swords. He's just that good.
* BadassInDistress: When Shih-En, gravely injured after fighting off a horde of enemies, have to be rescued by Ho-wu who carries her on his back as he escapes the Mongol fortress.
* BaldOfAwesome: Chief Cha-te, played by Bolo Yeung, is the only bald member of the patriots and TheBigGuy among the heroes.
* BigBadassBattleSequence: The battle between the Ming swordsmen, led by Shih-En, Ho-wu and their DwindlingParty of fellow warriors, against the Mongols whose ranks includes numerous halberd-wielding EliteMooks.
* CatchAndReturn: At one point, a number of Mongol archers release a wave of arrows on Ho-wu. Ho-wu uses his swords to catch those arrows in mid-air, and send them back to the archers killing half a dozen all at once.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Ho-wu, Shih-en, and numerous Ming patriots infiltrates the Mongol dungeon using this method, with Chief Cha-te as their TrojanPrisoner.
* DualWielding: Shih-en uses twin shortswords in taking names, while Ho-wu alternates between twin swords or axes.
* EliteMooks: The lowest-tier Mongol soldiers are clad in blue uniforms and dies in droves when fighting against the Ming patriots. Their platoon leader on the other hand wears brown uniforms, can be identified by their BarbarianLonghair, and puts up a far more competent fight, and are much harder to kill. There's also the Mongolian bladesmen unit, a dozen or so mooks that specializes in using [[BladeOnAStick halberds and glaives]]
* {{Expy}}: Try comparing Shih-en (played by Shih-szu) to any character portrayed by Creator/ChengPeiPei. You can't find a difference? Neither can we...
* FinalGirl: By the credits, [[spoiler: Shih-En is the SolesSurvivor of the Ming patriots sent out to save Minister Wen Tian-hsiang]].
* GreaterScopeVillain: The Mongol Emperor, who besides establishing the Yuan Dynasty after conquering China, whose capture of Minister Wen leads to the very plot of the movie, doesn't really do much throughout the film.
* HeroicSacrifice: By the end of the film, Shih-en and Ho-wu are the only two survivors, the former holding the cloth scroll containing the "Song of Uprightness" written by Minister Wen. With hordes and hordes of Mongol reinforcements after them, [[spoiler: Ho-wu uses himself to raise a closing portcullis for Shih-en to escape, then drops it, crushing himself and preventing the Mongols from catching Shih-en so that she can deliver the scroll to the patriots and inspire them to continue fighting for a good cause]].
* HighPressureBlood: Happens numerous times during the many [[SwordFight sword fights]] throughout the film.
* ImprovisedWeapon: In the final rescue sequence, as the patriots including Shih-en and Ho-wu drops their disguises and draw weapons, Cheif Cha-te, unarmed due to posing as a prisoner, instead decides to grab a set of prison gates and ''rips them off their hinges'', using these to smash the skulls of several Mongol soldiers. He ultimately use these gates to flatten half a dozen enemies, and [[spoiler: succumbs to his injuries while using his body to press the gates down]].
* InspirationalMartyr: Lord Wen Tian-hsiang, [[spoiler: before he ultimately succumbs in prison]], managed to write a "Song of Uprightness" to devote his loyalty to the revolution, which inspires his fellow Ming patriots to unite and fight against the Mongols.
* MaleAreTheExpendableGender: Played straight in a way that there is only one named female character in the film. See FinalGirl for details.
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: The [[spoiler: SuicideMission]] to rescue Minister Wen which made up the bulk of the film. [[spoiler: It doesn't work, ultimately they only managed to restore Wen's legacy to inspire hope among the other heroes]].
* TrojanPrisoner: Used more than once in the film by the patriots, in their attempts to infiltrate the Mongolian dungeon and rescue Minister Wen. There is Ho-wu allowing himself to be captured so that the Mongols can bring him into the bowels of the dungeon before he breaks out, and there is Chief Cha-te being taken in by Ming warriors (Shih-en among them) disguised as Mongol soldiers.
* UnwillingSuspension: A prisoner captured alive by the Mongols is subjected to this as part of a ColdBloodedTorture sequence, where he gets hoisted by his wrists in the air while his captors flogs him and rubs salt into his wounds.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Invoked, the patriotic warriors dedicated to fight against the Mongols and rescue Minister Wen are branded as "rebels" and "criminals" by the Mongol Emperor.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Shih-szu and Lo Lieh to the [[TitleDrop Rescue]]!]]
''The Rescue'' is a 1971 {{wuxia}} martial arts movie released by Creator/ShawBrothers, starring Rachel Shih-Szu, Creator/LoLieh and Creator/BoloYeung.
1279 AD, China was invaded by Mongols. The Yuan Dynasty rules the imperial court with an iron fist, and a single minister, Minister Wen Tien Hsiang ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wen_Tianxiang based on a real-life historical person]]) is the sole inspiration for the Ming patriots to resist. After a failed uprising, Minister Wen is captured alive by the Mongols, but a group of loyal patriots are hell-bent to rescue the minister.
So begins this swashbuckling tale of sheer heroism, of a young warrior-girl in training, Shih-en (Rachel Shih), who joins a legion of patriots to uncover where Minister Wen is being kept, to stage a daring rescue mission. Along the way, she is joined by the mysterious wandering swordsman Ho-wu (Lo Lieh), who had his own agenda assisting Shih-en and the heroes.
Notably one of three collaborations between Lo Lieh and Rachel Shih released in 1971 [[note]] and one of '''ELEVEN''' movies Lo made in that year, yes, he's a busy man [[/note]] besides ''Film/TheLadyHermit'' and ''Film/LadyOfTheLaw''. He gets a bigger role than her for once, however.
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!!The Rescue contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Shih-en, the swordswoman and heroine of the picture, played by Shih-szu / Rachel Shih (then being developed by the studios as a backup for Creator/ChengPeiPei).
* AnAxToGrind: Ho-wu uses dual axes as a backup weapon. These are attached to chains and can be [[https://149357165.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/therescue_2.jpg flung into enemies]], before [[BoomerangComeback he pulls them back into his hands]] with ease.
* ArrowCatch: Ho-wu managed to catch at least '''6''' arrows, with his dual swords. He's just that good.
* BadassInDistress: When Shih-En, gravely injured after fighting off a horde of enemies, have to be rescued by Ho-wu who carries her on his back as he escapes the Mongol fortress.
* BaldOfAwesome: Chief Cha-te, played by Bolo Yeung, is the only bald member of the patriots and TheBigGuy among the heroes.
* BigBadassBattleSequence: The battle between the Ming swordsmen, led by Shih-En, Ho-wu and their DwindlingParty of fellow warriors, against the Mongols whose ranks includes numerous halberd-wielding EliteMooks.
* CatchAndReturn: At one point, a number of Mongol archers release a wave of arrows on Ho-wu. Ho-wu uses his swords to catch those arrows in mid-air, and send them back to the archers killing half a dozen all at once.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Ho-wu, Shih-en, and numerous Ming patriots infiltrates the Mongol dungeon using this method, with Chief Cha-te as their TrojanPrisoner.
* DualWielding: Shih-en uses twin shortswords in taking names, while Ho-wu alternates between twin swords or axes.
* EliteMooks: The lowest-tier Mongol soldiers are clad in blue uniforms and dies in droves when fighting against the Ming patriots. Their platoon leader on the other hand wears brown uniforms, can be identified by their BarbarianLonghair, and puts up a far more competent fight, and are much harder to kill. There's also the Mongolian bladesmen unit, a dozen or so mooks that specializes in using [[BladeOnAStick halberds and glaives]]
* {{Expy}}: Try comparing Shih-en (played by Shih-szu) to any character portrayed by Creator/ChengPeiPei. You can't find a difference? Neither can we...
* FinalGirl: By the credits, [[spoiler: Shih-En is the SolesSurvivor of the Ming patriots sent out to save Minister Wen Tian-hsiang]].
* GreaterScopeVillain: The Mongol Emperor, who besides establishing the Yuan Dynasty after conquering China, whose capture of Minister Wen leads to the very plot of the movie, doesn't really do much throughout the film.
* HeroicSacrifice: By the end of the film, Shih-en and Ho-wu are the only two survivors, the former holding the cloth scroll containing the "Song of Uprightness" written by Minister Wen. With hordes and hordes of Mongol reinforcements after them, [[spoiler: Ho-wu uses himself to raise a closing portcullis for Shih-en to escape, then drops it, crushing himself and preventing the Mongols from catching Shih-en so that she can deliver the scroll to the patriots and inspire them to continue fighting for a good cause]].
* HighPressureBlood: Happens numerous times during the many [[SwordFight sword fights]] throughout the film.
* ImprovisedWeapon: In the final rescue sequence, as the patriots including Shih-en and Ho-wu drops their disguises and draw weapons, Cheif Cha-te, unarmed due to posing as a prisoner, instead decides to grab a set of prison gates and ''rips them off their hinges'', using these to smash the skulls of several Mongol soldiers. He ultimately use these gates to flatten half a dozen enemies, and [[spoiler: succumbs to his injuries while using his body to press the gates down]].
* InspirationalMartyr: Lord Wen Tian-hsiang, [[spoiler: before he ultimately succumbs in prison]], managed to write a "Song of Uprightness" to devote his loyalty to the revolution, which inspires his fellow Ming patriots to unite and fight against the Mongols.
* MaleAreTheExpendableGender: Played straight in a way that there is only one named female character in the film. See FinalGirl for details.
* RoaringRampageOfRescue: The [[spoiler: SuicideMission]] to rescue Minister Wen which made up the bulk of the film. [[spoiler: It doesn't work, ultimately they only managed to restore Wen's legacy to inspire hope among the other heroes]].
* TrojanPrisoner: Used more than once in the film by the patriots, in their attempts to infiltrate the Mongolian dungeon and rescue Minister Wen. There is Ho-wu allowing himself to be captured so that the Mongols can bring him into the bowels of the dungeon before he breaks out, and there is Chief Cha-te being taken in by Ming warriors (Shih-en among them) disguised as Mongol soldiers.
* UnwillingSuspension: A prisoner captured alive by the Mongols is subjected to this as part of a ColdBloodedTorture sequence, where he gets hoisted by his wrists in the air while his captors flogs him and rubs salt into his wounds.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Invoked, the patriotic warriors dedicated to fight against the Mongols and rescue Minister Wen are branded as "rebels" and "criminals" by the Mongol Emperor.
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