Shaolin Abbot (1979)

  • NR
  • 07/11/1979 (HK)
  • Action
  • 1h 24m

He is Judge and Jury... and there is no appeal!

Overview

While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.

Ho Meng-Hua

Director

Ni Kuang

Writer

Cast

David Chiang Da-Wei's headshot

David Chiang Da-Wei

Monk Chi San
Lo Lieh's headshot

Lo Lieh

Pai Mei
Ching Miao's headshot

Ching Miao

Mr. Li
Ku Kuan-Chung's headshot

Ku Kuan-Chung

Tao Te
Lily Li's headshot

Lily Li

Wu Mei
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung's headshot

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Li Jin-Lun
Yang Chi-Ching's headshot

Yang Chi-Ching

Wu Chan
Chiang Tao's headshot

Chiang Tao

Tibetan Lama

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