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Shaolin Abbot

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.

1979 |1h 24m |  Action

Cast

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David Chiang Da-Wei

Monk Chi San

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Lo Lieh

Pai Mei

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Ching Miao

Mr. Li

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Ku Kuan-chung

Tao Te

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Lily Li

Wu Mei

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Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Li Jin-Lun

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Yang Chi-Ching

Wu Chan

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Chiang Tao

Tibetan Lama

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Helen Poon Bing-Seung

Miss Jinbao

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Si Wai

Emperor

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Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan

Shaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan

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Chan Shen

Dan Tian-Gang

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Shum Lo

Head Abbot

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Yue Wing

General Yue Ying-Qi

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Chiang Nan

General Li

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Sai Gwa-Pau

Stuttering servant

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Wong Ching-Ho

Wang

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Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin

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Wang Han-Chen

Magistrate

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Ng Hong-Sang

Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin

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Keung Hon

Li Ba-Shan

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Lee Sau-Kei

Rich man

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Wong Chi-Ming

Bandit

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Hsu Hsia

Soldier

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Siu Tak-Foo

Shaolin student

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Chik Ngai-Hung

Bandit

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Tam Bo

Monk

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Lui Tat

Rich man

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Cantonese

Budget

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Revenue

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