Snake in the Monkey's Shadow

Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (1979)

Directed by Cheung Sum

1h 40m

Action

| Drama

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.

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

Wilson Tong

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

Crew

Cheung Sum

Cheung Sum

Director

Cheung Sum

Cheung Sum

Writer

Wilson Tong

Wilson Tong

Writer

Alex Gouw

Alex Gouw

Producer

Faan Chuen-Lam

Faan Chuen-Lam

Director of Photography

Fan Kung-Wing

Fan Kung-Wing

Editor

Stanley Chow Fook-Leung

Stanley Chow Fook-Leung

Music

Lee Chi-Hing

Lee Chi-Hing

Assistant Director

Lai Shu-Hua

Lai Shu-Hua

Makeup Artist

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