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Snake in the Monkey's Shadow(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-02-15
75%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
Overview:
A young peasant boy who is bullied by local noblemen seeks to learn drunken boxing from the head of a local martial arts school. When the boy beats up his previous tormentors, the nobles patriarch challenges the boys teacher, the drunken master, who defeats the lot of them. Embarrased, the nobles retain two hired snake style killers. They kill everyone except the peasant boy.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
Hong Kong
Movie: Snake in the Monkey's Shadow
Top 10 Billed Cast
张午郎
Liang
Hau Chiu-Sing
Teacher Ho
Charlie Chan Yiu-Lam
Hsia Sa
Wilson Tong
Snake Style Assassin
Pomson Shi
Koo Ting Sang
鄭康業
Yan #2
Wan Fat
Yan #1
Ho Kei-Cheong
神仙
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Overview
A young peasant boy who is bullied by local noblemen seeks to learn drunken boxing from the head of a local martial arts school. When the boy beats up his previous tormentors, the nobles patriarch challenges the boys teacher, the drunken master, who defeats the lot of them. Embarrased, the nobles retain two hired snake style killers. They kill everyone except the peasant boy.
Release Date
1979-02-15
Average
7.5
Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
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