The Shaw Brothers: Chang Cheh

Five Shaolin Masters (1974)

This action-packed Shaw Brothers film tells of a quintet of Shaolin disciples who escapes from their temple as it’s burned down by the Qing Dynasty. The men decide to locate fellow patriots and unite through intense kung fu training so that they can travel to Central China and ultimately defeat their enemy. But their quest becomes complicated by a traitor. David Chiang, Ti Lung, and Meng Fei star. AKA: "5 Masters of Death." 105 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Shaolin Temple (1976)

The monks of the Shaolin Temple were adamant that only the most promising of those amassed outside their walls be accepted for training. They may regret being so particular, as the Ching was readying a devastating assault--with the aid of traitors within. Epic ensemble adventure from Shaw Brothers stars Fu Sheng, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, Yueh Hua. AKA: "Death Chambers." 124 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

The Five Venoms (aka Five Deadly Venoms) (1978)

Smashing Shaw Brothers epic in which a dying martial arts master dispatches his last pupil to find out which of five former students--each masked and each an expert in a different discipline--have turned evil. Could the snake be the Centipede, the Scorpion, the Toad, the Lizard, or...the Snake? Lo Meng, Philip Kwok star. AKA: "Five Deadly Venoms." 101 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Crippled Avengers (1978)

A martial arts expert’s wife is killed and his son’s hands cut off. Years later, the embittered father and son are cruel tyrants, and four of their victims-a deaf-mute, a blind man, a legless man, and a brain-damaged blacksmith-learn to fight as a team to gain their revenge. In-name-only follow-up to "Five Deadly Venoms" stars that film’s Chen Kuan-Tai, Lo Meng. AKA: "Return of the Five Deadly Venoms." 93 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

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