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Five Shaolin Masters (1974)

Directed by Chang Cheh

Eastern | Action

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Overview

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.

Length 110 minutes

Actors

David Chiang | Ti Lung | Alexander Fu Sheng | Chi Kuan-Chun | Mang Fei | Leung Kar-Yan | Fung Hak-On | Tsai Hung | Johnny Wang Lung-Wei | Chiang Tao | Li Chen-Piao | Gordon Liu Chia-Hui | Lo Dik | Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan | Stephan Yip | Lam Fai-Wong | Chan Dik-Hak | Jamie Luk Kim-Ming | Tang Keung-Mei | Teng Chiang-Ying | Tang Tak-Cheung | Chik Ngai-Hung | Lau Kar-Wing | Shu Tong Wong | Huang Ha | Chui Fat | Ma Chin-Ku | Eric Tsang | Sun Jung-Chi | Sung Chao Yu | Li Chiang | Weng Hsiao-Hu | Chin Wan-Che | Kwan Hung | Chen Chin-Hai | Law Keung | Ying Kei | Ho Bo-Sing | Ko Chang-Sheng | Tai Leung | Chu Kai | Yi Kuei Chang | Hsiao Huang-Long | Li Tsui | Clement Yeh Chao-Hsu | Chang Shao-Chun | Shen-lin Chen | Jack Lung | Wei-Hsiung Ho

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I like the opening credits spread out to introduce each character and group.

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