SNAKE In The Eagle's Shadow 1978 [ VHSrip & DVDrip]

About this film

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow ( Chinese : 蛇形刁手 ; lit. ' Snake Form Tricky Hand ' [ 1 ] ) 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 . Right after this film, Yuen Woo-ping directed Drunken Master , released in the same year, which also starred Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang-lee and Yuen Siu-tien. The film established Chan's slapstick kung fu comedy style which he further developed with Drunken Master , while also establishing the basic plot structure used in many martial arts films internationally since then. Plot Chien Fu, an orphan adopted by a kung fu school, is overworked as their janitor while being bullied and abused by the kung fu teachers as a walking punching-bag. The school's cook, Ah-Wu, is his only sympathizer. Chien befriends an old beggar by offering him a meal and a place to stay. Unknown to Chien, the old beggar is…

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