Movie
The Five Venoms
Overview
A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.
Details
- Release date
- 1978-08-12
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Shaw Brothers
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- ZH
Cast
- Chiang Sheng as Yang De
- Phillip Kwok Chui as Meng Tianxia, the Lizard / Constable He Yu
- Sun Chien as Gao Ji, the Scorpion / Chief Constable Ma
- Lu Feng as Zhang Yiaotian, the Centipede / Tan Shanhu
- Lo Meng as Liang Shen, the Toad / Li Hao
- Wai Pak as Qi Dong, the Snake / Hong Wentong
- Johnny Wang Lung-Wei as Justice Wang
- Dick Wei as Dying Head of Five Venoms House
- Ku Feng as Bookkeeper Yuan
- Lau Fong-Sai as Menfa
- Shum Lo as Fruit Vendor
- Lam Fai-Wong as Prison Officer
Crew
- Chang Cheh - Director
- Chang Cheh - Writer
- Ni Kuang - Writer
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