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The Five Venoms (1978) [R]

Featuring:
Sheng Chiang, Chien Sun, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok

Written by:
Kuang Ni
Cheh Chang

Directed by:
Cheh Chang


Release Date:
August 12, 1978

Original Title:
五毒

Alternate Titles:
Die unbesiegbaren 5
Five Deadly Venoms - Fünf tödliche Schlangen
Five Venoms
Fünf tödliche Schlangen
Godokuken
Los cinco Venenos
Los cinco venenos mortales
Ng duk
Os Cinco Venenos de Shaolin
Pente thanasima dilitiria
Ta 5 dilitiria
Ta 5 liontaria tou shaolin
The 5 Deadly Venoms
The Five Deadly Venoms
The Five Venoms
Viisi vaskitsaa
Wu du
Пять злодеев
ゴドクケン

Genres:
Action | Drama | Mystery

Production Companies:
Shaw Brothers

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  HK: IIB  US: R 

Runtime: 102

Pick Your Poison!

Overview from TheMovieDB

A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.

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Overview from Open Movies

A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung-fu: Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard, and Toad (hence the title). His final student, who knows a little of each style, must team up with one of the other good students to destroy the evil ones, if there are any. Greed and treachery ensue as the student discovers that some of the students are indeed evil, but which one can he trust enough to team up with?

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The Five Venoms (1978) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes 80%

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Production

Art Direction:
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng

Assistant Director:
Chan Yau-Man
Chiang Sheng

Costume Design:
Liu Chi-Yu

Director:
Chang Cheh

Director of Photography:
Kung Mu-To
Cho Wai-Kei

Editor:
Chiang Hsing-Lung

Hairdresser:
Peng Yen-Lien

Lighting Technician:
Kuan Ying-Chuen
Chan Fen

Makeup Artist:
Wu Hsu-Ching

Martial Arts Choreographer:
Robert Tai
Leung Ting
Lu Feng

Original Music Composer:
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei

Producer:
Runme Shaw

Production Manager:
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Chen Lieh

Props:
Lai Yu
Lau Bing-Wai

Sound Recordist:
Wang Yong-Hua

Unit Manager:
Huang Jin-Pan

Writer:
Chang Cheh
Ni Kuang

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