TMDb Rating
7.5/10
8 verified votes
Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (1979)
ActionDrama
100 min
Plot Summary
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.
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ActionDramaCheung SumJohn Cheung Ng-LongHau Chiu-Sing1979
Director
Cheung Sum
Top Cast
John Cheung Ng-LongHau Chiu-SingTong Tin-HeiCharlie Chan Yiu-LamWilson Tong Wai-Shing
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