Movie
Shaolin Wooden Men
Overview
Little Mute is an orphan traumatized into silence by the death of his father at the hands of a vicious fighting master. Living at the Shaolin monastery, he befriends a dangerous prisoner who teaches him a secret form of deadly kung fu. Seeing his intense determination, other masters share the wisdom of the Gliding Snake and Drunken Master techniques. In one of the most exciting fight scenes ever filmed, Little Mute must run the gauntlet of the famous 108 wooden men in an extreme test of skill and endurance. But if he becomes a master, will he use his unmatched force for redemption or revenge?
Details
- Release date
- 1976-10-10
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lo Wei Motion Picture Company
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- ZH
Cast
- Jackie Chan as Little Mute
- Doris Lung Chun-Erh as Restaurant Waitress
- Chin Kang as Prisoner
- Chang Ping-Yu as Shaolin Nun
- Chang I-Fei as Abbot
- Chiu Lo-Kong as Shaolin Temple Student
- Cheung Kam as Restaurant Waiter
- Gam Yam as Tavern Boss
- Ho Kang as Abbot
- Hou Chun Hsia as Monk
- Hu Kuang as Monk
- Lee Siu-Chung as Blind Abbot
Crew
- Chen Chi-Hwa - Director
- Gam Yam - Writer
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