Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)

19781h 38mdir. Yuen Woo-pingYue ChineseHong Kongaction comedy filmmartial arts film

With Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang-lee, Dean Shek, Fung Hak-On

Directed by Yuen Woo-ping

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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (Chinese: 蛇形刁手; lit. 'Snake Form Tricky Hand') is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his directorial debut. It stars Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang-lee, and Yuen Woo-ping's real life father, Yuen Siu-tien. The film's plot is about Chien Fu (Jackie Chan), an orphan who is bullied at a kung fu school, meeting an old beggar, Pai Cheng-tien (Yuen Siu-tien), who becomes his sifu (teacher) and trains him in Snake Kung Fu.

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