Shaolin Abbot (1979)
Overview
While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | cn |
| Popularity | 1.088 |
Directed By
Ho Meng-Hua
Crew
Ho Meng-Hua
Ni Kuang
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren
Run Run Shaw
Tang Tak-Cheung
Chan Fen
Liu Chi-Yu
Hung Hak
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Yau Kei
TOP CAST
David Chiang Da-Wei
Monk Chi San
Lo Lieh
Pai Mei
Ching Miao
Mr. Li
Ku Kuan-Chung
Tao Te
Lily Li
Wu Mei
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Li Jin-Lun
Yang Chi-Ching
Wu Chan
Chiang Tao
Tibetan Lama
Helen Poon Bing-Seung
Miss Jinbao
Si Wai
Emperor
Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan
Shaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan
Chan Shen
Dan Tian-Gang
Shum Lo
Head Abbot
Yue Wing
General Yue Ying-Qi
Chiang Nan
General Li
Sai Gwa-Pau
Stuttering servant
Wong Ching-Ho
Wang
Jamie Luk Kim-Ming
Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin
Wang Han-Chen
Magistrate
Ng Hong-Sang
Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin
Keung Hon
Li Ba-Shan
Lee Sau-Kei
Rich man
Wong Chi-Ming
Bandit
Hsu Hsia
Soldier
Siu Tak-Foo
Shaolin student
Chik Ngai-Hung
Bandit
Tam Bo
Monk
Lui Tat
Rich man
Tai Kwan-Tak
Traitor monk
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