Full length action movie in english ll martial art movie ll duration. His style is based on the movement and actions of a cat. He eventually makes friends with an old beggar who offers him a roof and a bite to eat. However, the release of this movie heralded a new direction for hong kong action movies. Jackie chans first box office triumph is a marvelous chopsocky which ranks as one of the best martial arts. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 silver emulsion film. The film stars john wayne in his first serial role.
The shadow of the eagle aka shadow of the eagle is a 1932 american precode mascot 12 episode film serial, directed by ford beebe and b. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 kung fu movie guide. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 the movie database. Snake in the eagles shadow ii snaky knight fights the. Film snake in the eagles shadow year of release 1978 country hong kong stars jackie chan, yuen siu tien, hwang jang lee dir yuen woo ping perhaps not as well know or beloved as it its loosely related follow up, drunken master, snake in the eagles shadow is still worthy of its place amongst the greatest martial arts movies of all time. It stars jackie chan, jang lee hwang and wooping yuens real father, siu tin yuen and it was followed by another of yuen wooping films, drunken master 1978, which also starred. Snake in the eagles shadow ii 1983 movie moviefone. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 is a hong kong martial arts action film. The eagles shadow is a jackie chan vehicle, which should place it in the need we say more. Contrary to many disappointing upscales of other earlier jackie chan movies, especially the releases in hong kong, we here have an excellent hd master.
Columbiatristars 2002 dvds releases of snake in the eagles shadow and drunken master each included the original cantonese and dubbed english tracks in dolby digital mono, while twilight times bluray adds a third option for both films mandarin 1. Snake in the eagles shadow full movie english subtitle. Snake in the eagles shadow takes a familiar martial arts movie premise one stylesystem against another and adds enough twists, action and humor to pull the plot up from average to very good. Snake in the eagles shadow full movie original english dub. Jackie chansnake in the eagles shadow 1978 movie english. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. See the full list of snake in the eagles shadow ii cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A separate italian version the rival of the empress was released the following year. Jackie chan, hwang janglee, wooping yuen, seeyuen ng, golden harvest entertainment company. Shaolin wooden men may have gotten us closer to a true jackie chan film, but snake in the eagles shadow is the real deal.
An orphan who has been raised at a kung fu school, where he is treated as little more than a dogsbody and practice target for the students, has a lifechanging. Tunecore on behalf of record audio inc, and 1 music rights societies. After failures of the studios doing the stupid thing of trying to turn jackie chan into the next bruce lee, chan took a different direction. Snake in the eagles shadow is a 1978 hong kong martial arts action film directed by yuen wooping in his. Snake in the eagles shadow is a 1978 hong kong martial arts film starring jackie chan in an early role as chien fu, an orphan adopted by an abusive kungfu school.
Snake in the eagles shadow is a 1978 hong kong martial arts action comedy film directed by yuen wooping in his directorial debut, and starring jackie chan. Jackie chans breakout film and yuen woopings directorial debut, this movie helped revitalize both their careers and the waning hong kong film industry the story starts off showing a master of the renowned snake style fighting and dying at the hands of a wandering arrogant kungfu guy, a master of the eagle claw who has sworn to kill all masters of the snake style. Snake in the eagles shadow full movie english subtitle youtube. Watch snake in the eagles shadow online 1978 movie yidio. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 p1, jackie chan, siu tin yuen, jang lee hwang,chi yuan hsi, huo an hsi. Stream snake in the eagle shadow and other popular asian movies instantly. He would go on to star in two other serials for mascot, the hurricane express 1932 and the three musketeers 1933. This is not snake in eagles shadow, it is part 2 so if youre looking for the classsic jackie chan this is not it, it has cut scenes from the first movie but it does not star jackie chan. Martial arts movie madness snake in the eagles shadow.
Na het succes van snake in the eagle shadow bracht regisseur yuen wo. The old man is on the run from the eagle claw clan, which is viciously killing off all of the rival snakestyle kung fu masters. Jackie chan is a boy who is used as a janitor at his kungfu school. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 a master of martial arts teaches his techniques to the young man jackie chan who saved his life. The dvd itself showed up and i was a bit miffed to see it said widescreen version on the bottom of the box. After bruce lee died and left a gap open in the martial film world, jackie was one of many, many guys the hk studios wanted to. Drunken monkey in the tigers eyes, story of the drunken master, drunken monkey. This film was the directorial debut of wooping yuen. Click on the snake in the eagles shadow 1978 poster image for a larger view. Snake in the eagles shadow is one of the most important and most influential kung fu films of all time, not only giving jackie chan his breakthrough hit, but also introducing the world to a style of kung fu film that had never really been seen before. It was shot partly at teddington studios and partly on location in italy. Snake in the eagles shadow is a martial arts film about an orphan, chien fu, adopted by a kung fu dojo. Snake in the eagle shadow watch full movie free asiancrush. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 hsu hsia, woo ping.
Snake in the eagles shadow s pivotal film for jackie chan made in 1978. Seeing that chien is being abused, the old man gives chien kung fu. It stars john cheung nglong, wilson tong waishing and charlie chan yiulam. In addition to being a solid kung fu movie, snake in the eagles shadow 1978 is an important first step in the carrers of jackie chan and yuen woo ping. I didnt want the widescreen version but it doesnt say widescreen. With jackie chan, siu tin yuen, junglee hwang, dean shek. Snake in the eagles shadow caters to both parts of the technique, presenting in the first half of the movie playful sequences, such as when chengtien challenges chien to take a rice bowl from him, or effortlessly plucks a number of mosquitoes as they fly past his head a feat repeated in the karate kid, which bears more than a few. Both snake in the eagles shadow and drunken master the two classics that made jackie chan a huge star in asia in the 70s were released on bluray in japan, just in time for xmas 20. Chien is mistreated by the dojos janitor as well as the dojos instructors. Chan plays an orphan who saves the life of an old begger. Released 1983, snake in the eagles shadow ii stars wangtao, singchen, lungfei, donwong the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Jackie becomes the old mans student and finds himself in battle with the master of the eagles claw style, who has vowed. In this, the first film to unite the martial arts mastery of jackie chan and directorchoreographer yuen woo ping iron monkey, action fuses with comedy to.
Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 dont lose your pants. The plot has been done a thousand times but we dont watch kungfu movies for plot. A master of martial arts teaches his techniques to the young man jackie chan who saved his life. Jackie chan, hwang janglee, woo ping yuen, seeyuen ng, golden harvest entertainment company. Sheng kuan and his clan go out to hunt down the last practitioner of the snake fist, grandmaster pai chengtien simon yuen siutien drunken master. Yuen yat choh, hwang jang lee, juan jan lee, huang cheng li, shih tien, jackie chan, roy horan, simon yuen, hsu hsa, chu chi ling, tino wang, fung hark on, yuen hsiaotian, feng ke an, yuen woo ping. One day the old man is in trouble by a man who does the eagles claw and jackie helps the old. Jackie chan cant fight and is always getting bullied by the teachers and pupils. Although the story and acting make this a very good movie, this beverly wilshire filmworks release appears to be nothing more than a vhs to dvd transfer. Between heaven and hell instrumentals between heaven and hell instrumentals.
An evil eagle claw master known as lord sheng kuan hwang janglee drunken master, hit man in the hand of buddha is obsessed with eliminating any member of the snake fist schools. Working with ng seeyuen, jackie worked on a new type of kugn fu film that revolved around comedy, this movie was the first, followed by drunken master. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 p1 video dailymotion. Shadow of the eagle is a 1950 britishitalian historical drama film directed by sidney salkow and starring richard greene, valentina cortese and greta gynt. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 pg 11051982 us action, comedy 1h.
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