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Shaolin Abbot

Shaolin Abbot

He is Judge and Jury... and there is no appeal!
Jul 11, 1979 1h 24m
6.5
11 votes

Synopsis

While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.

Title Shaolin Abbot
Companies Shaw Brothers
Countries Hong Kong
Keywords martial arts
Lo Lieh

Lo Lieh

Pai Mei
Chiang Tao

Chiang Tao

Tibetan Lama
Si Wai

Si Wai

Emperor
Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan

Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan

Shaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan
Chan Shen

Chan Shen

Dan Tian-Gang
Shum Lo

Shum Lo

Head Abbot
Yue Wing

Yue Wing

General Yue Ying-Qi
Chiang Nan

Chiang Nan

General Li
Sai Gwa-Pau

Sai Gwa-Pau

Stuttering servant
Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin
Ng Hong-Sang

Ng Hong-Sang

Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin
Keung Hon

Keung Hon

Li Ba-Shan
Siu Tak-Foo

Siu Tak-Foo

Shaolin student
Lui Tat

Lui Tat

Rich man
Tai Kwan-Tak

Tai Kwan-Tak

Traitor monk