Shao Lin wu zu

Dec 25 1974 R 1h 49m
Action, Drama

Hu Te et al. escape the burning Shaolin temple after the Qing soldiers destroyed it in Shaolin Temple. The group of 5 decide to develop secret codes to identify fellow patriots, enlist those patriots and eventually meet up again to escape to the south away from the Qings, and also identify the traitor who sold out Shaolin temple. Ma Fu Yi, joins the Qing top fighters to eliminate the rebels but is exposed by Ma Chao-Tsing who gets captured by Ma Fu Yi. Hu meets up with a group of Shaolin men secretly posing as bandits to rescue Ma as their leader is killed in the process, thus the bandits join the rest of the Shaolin patriots.

Plot

The story is simple (Shaolin vs. Manchu traitors), but the effect was anything but, as the screen's most charismatic action actors team with a legendary director and revered choreographers (Liu Chia-liang and brother Liu Chia-yung) for scenes of unparalleled power.

Written by

Kuang Ni

Directed by

Cheh Chang

Production Countries

Hong Kong, Taiwan

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers, Chang's Film Company

Languages

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
1,571
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA