Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
An orphan who has been raised at a kung fu school, where he is treated as little more than a dogsbody and practice target for the students, has a life-changing experience after helping an old peripatetic beggar.
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Mr. Liang - Brick-Breaking Demo -
Su Chen -
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Chang - the Cook
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Director:
Woo-Ping YuenWriters:
Chi Yuan Hsi, Huo An Hsi, Lung Hsiao, See-Yuen Ng (screenplay), Chi-Kuang Tsai (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Like most movies released in Hong Kong during that time, its original soundtrack is dubbed in Mandarin, not Cantonese. The Cantonese soundtrack was dubbed several years later when Cantonese became the predominant language used in the Hong Kong movies in the 1980s.
Quotes
Lord Sheng Kuan:
Pai Cheng-Tien, needn't run. You can't escape from me now!
Grandmaster Pai Cheng-Tien:
Sheng Kuan Yuen... don't you believe that your Eagle Claw can beat everyone, it's not quite that invincible.
Lord Sheng Kuan:
Our two techniques... for many years have been rivals. But today though, we'll see ...
Goofs
About 53 minutes in , while training, as a snake would to pluck eggs from the nest, Jackie misses placing one of the eggs safely into the old mans basket, but neither break character and just keep on going.
Alternate Versions
There are two English language versions: The first is similar to the Hong Kong one, whilst the second features new (copyright-friendly) music, an introductory voiceover, replaced opening credits (including changes to cast names), and re-titled 'The Eagle's Shadow'; this was for release in the US by distributor/producer Serafim Keralexis.
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Action | ComedyDetails
Release Date:
November 1982Language
Cantonese
Country of Origin
Hong KongFilming Locations
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