Movie: Snake in the Monkey's Shadow

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Cheung Ng-Long
John Cheung Ng-Long

Liang

Hau Chiu-Sing
Hau Chiu-Sing

Teacher Ho

Tong Tin-Hei
Tong Tin-Hei

Master Yan

Charlie Chan Yiu-Lam
Charlie Chan Yiu-Lam

Hsia Sa

Wilson Tong
Wilson Tong

Snake Style Assassin

Pomson Shi
Pomson Shi

Koo Ting Sang

Cheng Kang-Yeh
Cheng Kang-Yeh

Yan #2

Wan Fat
Wan Fat

Yan #1

Ho Kei-Cheong
Ho Kei-Cheong

San Sin
San Sin

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    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 starts
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    普通话
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