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Five Deadly Venoms

Original title: Wu du
  • 19781978
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
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7.0/10
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Five Deadly Venoms (1978)
The final student of a dying martial arts master is instructed to locate the previous five students and defeat any evil ones among them.
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The final student of a dying martial arts master is instructed to locate the previous five students and defeat any evil ones among them.The final student of a dying martial arts master is instructed to locate the previous five students and defeat any evil ones among them.The final student of a dying martial arts master is instructed to locate the previous five students and defeat any evil ones among them.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
7.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
16,528
8,268
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    • Director
      • Cheh Chang
    • Writers
      • Kuang Ni(screenplay)
      • Cheh Chang(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Sheng Chiang
      • Chien Sun
      • Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Cheh Chang
    • Writers
      • Kuang Ni(screenplay)
      • Cheh Chang(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Sheng Chiang
      • Chien Sun
      • Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 69User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews

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    Sheng Chiang
    Sheng Chiang
    • Yang Tieh
    Chien Sun
    Chien Sun
    • Ma Chou…
    Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
    Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
    • Ho Yuan-Hsin
    • (as Chui Kuo)
    • …
    Meng Lo
    Meng Lo
    • Liang Shen, Toad
    • (as Mang Lo)
    Pai Wei
    • Chi Tung, Snake
    Feng Lu
    Feng Lu
    • Chang Hsiao-Tien, Centipede
    Lung-Wei Wang
    Lung-Wei Wang
    • Judge Wang
    • (as Wang Lung-wei)
    Feng Ku
    Feng Ku
    • Old Master Yuan (Guest star)
    Dick Wei
    Dick Wei
    • Master
    • (as Lung Tu)
    Shu-Pei Sun
    Shu-Pei Sun
    • Constable Lin Kuang
    Huang-Hsi Liu
    • Men Hua
    Hui-Huang Lin
    Hui-Huang Lin
    • Prison Gaoler
    Ching-Ho Wang
    Ching-Ho Wang
    • Constable
    Lao Shen
    Lao Shen
    • Fruit vendor
    Han Chen Wang
    Han Chen Wang
    • Prison Coroner
    Yu-Lung Hsiao
    Yu-Lung Hsiao
    • Constable
    Chih-Lu Chen
    Chen-Tu Tan
    Chen-Tu Tan
    • Constable
    • (as Chen-Tao Tan)
    • Director
      • Cheh Chang
    • Writers
      • Kuang Ni(screenplay)
      • Cheh Chang(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The "snake" role was originally intended for a woman.
    • Goofs
      Near the end where Lizard, Scorpion, Snake, Centipede and the last pupil confront one another at Snake's home, Lizard addresses Centipede as "Number 5." The Centipede was actually "Number 1" and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. The Toad was "Number 5" and was referred to as such throughout the rest of the movie. This is undoubtedly an error in the English dubbing, not in the original Chinese dialogue.
    • Quotes

      Yang Tieh: Poison Clan Rocks the world!

    • Connections
      Featured in Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003)

    User reviews69

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    Top review
    8/10
    Movin on fellas with the speed of a centipede
    This is a good movie. The plot is easy to follow, interesting, and has a couple twists at the end. The various styles are cool, and the choreography is impressive. Great fight scenes, but also fun dialogue and cool costumes.
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    FAQ2

    • Why is there a spider on the cover of the Celestial Pictures DVD? There is no "spider venom" in this movie.
    • What are the kung-fu specialty gimmicks used in this movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 12, 1978 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • The Five Deadly Venoms
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production company
      • Shaw Brothers
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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