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Release Date:
February 15, 1979
Original Title:
猴形扣手
Alternate Titles:
Les 5 Epreuves Du Karatéka
Snake Fist vs. the Dragon
Snake in the Monkey's Shadow
Zwei toedliche Faeuste im Schatten der Schlange
Zwei tödliche Fäuste im Schatten der Schlange
猴形扣手
Genres:
Action | Drama
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 18
Runtime: 100
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.
Assistant Director:
Lee Chi-Hing
Director:
Cheung Sum
Director of Photography:
Faan Chuen-Lam
Editor:
Fan Kung-Wing
Music:
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung
Producer:
Alex Gouw
Writer:
Cheung Sum
Wilson Tong
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