Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (1980)

  • NR
  • 05/01/1980 (US)
  • Action, Drama
  • 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.

Cheung Sum

Director, Writer

Wilson Tong

Writer

Cast

John Cheung Ng-Long's headshot

John Cheung Ng-Long

Liang
Hau Chiu-Sing's headshot

Hau Chiu-Sing

Teacher Ho
Tong Tin-Hei's headshot

Tong Tin-Hei

Master Yan
Charlie Chan Yiu-Lam's headshot

Charlie Chan Yiu-Lam

Hsia Sa
Wilson Tong's headshot

Wilson Tong

Snake Style Assassin
Pomson Shi's headshot

Pomson Shi

Koo Ting Sang
Cheng Kang-Yeh's headshot

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Yan #2
Wan Fat's headshot

Wan Fat

Yan #1

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