The Shaolin Plot

1977 1h 45m ZH

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 9

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Synopsis

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When a terrible kung fu master seeks various martial arts manuals from around China to make himself even more evil, he must come to blows with a Wu Tang student sent to stop him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chan Sing
Prince Daglen
James Tien Chun
Little Tiger
Casanova Wong
Warrior Monk
Guan Shan
Ku Cheng Feng
Wang Hsieh
Wu
Sammo Hung
Renegade Monk
Paul Chung Fat
Monk
Chin Kang
Pu Hui

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Huang Feng
Writers: Huang Feng, Ni Kuang
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Huang Feng, shot by Danny Lee Yau-Tong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

AWARDS

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Chan Sing and James Tien Chun and Casanova Wong carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Huang Feng directs. Danny Lee Yau-Tong behind the camera. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Directed by Huang Feng, shot by Danny Lee Yau-Tong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Chan Sing and James Tien Chun and Casanova Wong carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0076707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.