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Shaolin Temple

Original title: Shao Lin si
  • 19821982
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 40m
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6.8/10
4.5K
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Shaolin Temple (1982)
ActionComedyDrama
A young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the Shaolin temple to avenge his father's death. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu master's ... Read allA young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the Shaolin temple to avenge his father's death. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu master's daughter, a shepherdess.A young man, hounded by a psychopathic general, learns martial arts at the Shaolin temple to avenge his father's death. To achieve this he forgoes a budding romance with his kungfu master's daughter, a shepherdess.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.5K
YOUR RATING
    • Hsin-Yen Chang
    • Hau Sit(screenplay by)
    • Shau-Chang Lu(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jet Li
    • Hai Yu
    • Chenghui Yu
    • Hsin-Yen Chang
    • Hau Sit(screenplay by)
    • Shau-Chang Lu(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jet Li
    • Hai Yu
    • Chenghui Yu
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    • 24User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Chenghui Yu, Qingfu Pan, and Szu-Ying Chien in Shaolin Temple (1982)
    Chenghui Yu, Qingfu Pan, and Szu-Ying Chien in Shaolin Temple (1982)
    Chenghui Yu in Shaolin Temple (1982)
    Chenghui Yu in Shaolin Temple (1982)
    Jet Li in Shaolin Temple (1982)
    Jet Li, Lan Ding, and Hai Yu in Shaolin Temple (1982)
    Jet Li in Shaolin Temple (1982)
    Jet Li and Guangquan Wang in Shaolin Temple (1982)

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    Jet Li
    Jet Li
    • Jue Yuan
    • (as Lianjie Li)
    Hai Yu
    • Tan Zong Shi Fu
    Chenghui Yu
    • Wng Renze
    • (as Cheng-Hui Yu)
    Lan Ding
    • Bai Wuxia
    Jianqiang Hu
    • Wu Kong
    Jiankui Sun
    • Se Kong
    Huailiang Liu
    • Liao Kong
    Chunhua Ji
    Chunhua Ji
    • Tu Ying
    • (as Chun Hua Ji)
    Jianwen Zhang
    • Fang Zhang
    Lichang Bian
    Guoan Chen
    Szu-Ying Chien
    Szu-Ying Chien
    Zhiqiang Cui
    • Xuan Kong
    Chuanyang Du
    • Wei Kong
    Henry Fong
    Henry Fong
    • Hui Neng
    • (as Ping Fang)
    Hongbo Jiang
    • Hui Yin
    Hanguang Pan
    • Zhi Cao
    Qingfu Pan
    • Wang Jiang
      • Hsin-Yen Chang
      • Hau Sit(screenplay by)
      • Shau-Chang Lu(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      The film grossed over RMB 10 million at a time when a ticket cost 0.1 to 0.15 RMB. Over 70 million tickets were sold. An estimated 50 million audience watched it during its theatrical run in Mainland China.
    • Alternate versions
      UK versions are cut by 8 secs and remove all footage of sheep being stabbed and strangled.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dragons of the Orient (1988)

    User reviews24

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    True martial arts movies without any fake
    This join venture of Hong Kong and mainland China started the 1980's boom of martial arts flicks in China.

    Jet Li is the protagonist in this movie and unlike his later works, there is no stunt, no cable, no crane, no other equipment, no special effect, no fake moves, and no artistic creations. Every move is real, and the Hong Kong producers & director ingeniously employed the Chinese martial arts athletes of provincial teams and one from the national team, Jet Li, instead of ordinary actors to perform, thus giving a very realistic view.
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    • Release date
      • January 21, 1982 (Hong Kong)
      • China
      • Hong Kong
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Shaolin Monastery, Henan, China
    • Production companies
      • Golden Harvest Company
      • Chung Yuen Motion Picture Company
      • Towa Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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