Snake in the Monkey's Shadow(1979)

A young peasant boy who is bullied by local noblemen seeks to learn drunken boxing from the head of a local martial arts school. When the boy beats up his previous tormentors, the nobles patriarch challenges the boys teacher, the drunken master, who defeats the lot of them. Embarrased, the nobles retain two hired snake style killers. They kill everyone except the peasant boy.

Genre: Action, Drama

Director: Sum Cheung

Actors: John Cheung, Yao Lin Chen, Pomson Shi, Chiu-Sing Hau, Wilson Tong, Tien-Hsi Tang, Fat Wan, Kang-Yeh Cheng, Ming-Wai Chan, Chok-Chow Cheung

Release date: 1979-02-15

Country of origin: Hong Kong

Length: 1h 40m

Ratings:

• 6.7/10