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Tai Chi In The Movie “Killer Elite”

The 1975 movie “Killer Elite” stars James Caan as Mike Locken, an agent who works for a company that handles covert assignments for the CIA. His best friend (and fellow agent) George Hansen, played by Robert Duvall, ends up betraying Locken in a double cross.

In one of the scenes of the movie, Locken meets an old friend who is practicing Tai Chi in a group which is led by Guang Ping Tai Chi Chuan master Kuo Lien-ying. At one point Kuo tries to teach Caan’s character Tai Chi, but he is soon called away.

If you haven’t seen this movie yet, you can click on the image below to see more about it!

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