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Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978)

Directed by Chen Chi-Hwa

Action | Mystery | Drama

Overview

Jackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the “Art of the Snake and Crane,” after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.

Rated PG-13 | Length 96 minutes

Actors

Jackie Chan | Nora Miao | Kam Kong | Kim Chung-ran | Tien Miao | Tung Lam | Lau Nga-Ying | Lee Man-Tai | Miu Tak-San | Wong Gwan | Liu Ping | Ho Kang | Lin Chao-Hsiung | Li Min-Lang | To Wai-Wo | Chen Hsin-I | Wong Chi-Sang | Kim Wang-Kuk | Peng Kong | Tit Yan | Chen Chen

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Cats woke me up early so I decided to get a morning film in. This is easily one of the best of Chan’s early period films of the ‘70s! He handles the action directing and fight choreography, which are both excellent.

This starts out with a skills demonstration sequence against a studio drop red background while the opening credits roll. Not sure how many martial arts films employed this before this film came out but we’ve certainly seen plenty of that by now. Still, it’s a great demonstration of Chan’s character’s abilities.

From there it moves directly into a great opening sequence that introduces the eight martial arts masters who are at the center of the story.

There’s a ton of action in this but the best is reserved for the final battle once again, where Chan utilizes a very fun to watch Snake and Crane hybrid style.

I really dug this movie. This would be a great movie night film.

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