Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with the master of the eagle's claw style, who has vowed to destroy the snake fist clan.
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Classical in form, resolved, unpretentious and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Jackie ChanChien Fu
- Simon Yuen Siu-TienThe Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
- Hwang Jang-LeeMaster Shang Kuan Yin
- Dean Shek TinTeacher Lee
- Roy HoranPriest
- Fung Hak-OnMaster Chao Chi-Chih
- Charlie Chan Yiu-LamMaster Hung
- Tino WongThree Provinces Champ
- Peter Chan LungTeacher Lian
- Hsu HsiaSu Chen
Crew
- Yuen Woo-pingDirector
- Ng See-YuenScreenplay
- Yuen Woo-pingScreenplay
- Hsiao LungScreenplay
- Cheung HoiDirector of Photography
- Stanley Chow Fook-LeungOriginal Music Composer
- Poon HungEditor
- Ng See-YuenProducer
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