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Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin(Movie, 1978)

Original title: "蛇鶴八步" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)
1h 36min | Genres: Action, Drama
Snake and Crane Arts of ShaolinRating: 3.3/5 (with 3232 votes)
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (Chinese: 蛇鶴八步) is a 1978 Hong Kong action film directed by Chen Chi Hwa and starring Jackie Chan. It was released by the Lo Wei Motion Picture Company, a subsidiary of Golden Harvest. Along with Tu Wi Ho, Chen was also the film's stunt co-ordinator. ()
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About Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin

Jackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 14 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/08/1978
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen
Producer: Lo Wei
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"She he ba bu"
"Drak z chrámu Šaolin 1: Bojovníci ze Šaolinu"
"Käärme- ja kurkitaistelutyylit"
"Le Magnifique"
"Tехника змеи и журавля Шаолиня"
"Искусство Шаолиня: Змея и Журавль"
"Arts of the Snake and Crane"

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