Snake in the Monkey's Shadow

Snake in the Monkey's Shadow

1979•1h 40m•7.5/10

ActionDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(8)

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.

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Production

Goldig Films (H.K.) Ltd.

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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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 Wai-Shing

Wilson Tong Wai-Shing

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

Student

San Sin

San Sin

Student

Leung Hung

Leung Hung

Nam Wai

King Lee King-Chu

King Lee King-Chu

Yan Thug

Chan Ming-Wai

Chan Ming-Wai

Yan Thug

Cheung Chok-Chow

Cheung Chok-Chow

Hoh Wan

Hoh Wan

Tsang Choh-Lam

Tsang Choh-Lam

Ah Mo

To Wing-Leung

To Wing-Leung

Wong Kung-Miu

Wong Kung-Miu

Lau Kar-Yung

Lau Kar-Yung

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