Shaolin Abbot (1979)
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.
Director: Ho Meng-Hua
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David Chiang Da-Wei as Monk Chi San |
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Lo Lieh as Pai Mei |
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Ching Miao as Mr. Li |
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Eddie Koo Koon Chung as Tao Te |
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Lily Li as Wu Mei |
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Norman Tsui Siu-Keung as Li Jin-Lun |
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Yang Chi-Ching as Wu Chan |
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Chiang Tao as Tibetan Lama |
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Helen Poon Bing-Seung as Miss Jinbao |
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Si Wai as Emperor |
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Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan as Shaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan |
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Chan Shen as Dan Tian-Gang |
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Shum Lo as Head Abbot |
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Yue Wing as General Yue Ying-Qi |
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Chiang Nan as General Li |
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Sai Gwa-Pau as Stuttering servant |
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Wong Ching-Ho as Wang |
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Jamie Luk Kim-Ming as Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin |
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Wang Han-Chen as Magistrate (uncredited) |
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Ng Hong-Sang as Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin |
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Keung Hon as Li Ba-Shan |
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Lee Sau-Kei as Rich man |
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Wong Chi-Ming as Bandit |
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Hsu Hsia as Soldier |
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Siu Tak-Foo as Shaolin student |
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Chik Ngai-Hung as Bandit |
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Tam Bo as Monk |
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Francis Kwok Si-Chi as Shaolin recruit Gui Jue-Qi |
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Lui Tat as Rich Man |
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Tai Kwan-Tak as Traitor Monk |
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Huang Ha as Soldier |
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Kong Chuen as Soldier |
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Lau Chun as Servant |
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Gam Tin-Chue as Rich Man |
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Lam Wah as Servant |
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Wan Yiu-Cho as Soldier / Bandit |
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Wong Kung-Miu as Servant |
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Fung Ging-Man as Man at Palace |
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Fung Ming as |
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Tony Lee Wan-Miu as |
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Cheung Chok-Chow as |
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Fong Yue as |
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Ting Tung as (uncredited) |
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Yeung Kei as |
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Lee Hang as |
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Pan Yung-Sheng as |
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To Wing-Leung as (uncredited) |
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Got Ping as |
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Man Ngai-Tik as |
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Tam Ying as |
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Wong Chi-Keung as |
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Jang Il-Do as |
| Directing | Ho Meng-Hua | Director |
| Writing | Ni Kuang | Writer |
| Crew | Tang Tak-Cheung | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Production | Run Run Shaw | Producer |
| Directing | Hung Hak | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Chan Fen | Lighting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liu Chi-Yu | Costume Coordinator |
| Sound | Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mona Fong Yat-Wah | Production Manager |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung | Editor |
| Camera | Yau Kei | Director of Photography |
