Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

Name: Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 1978-03-01
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-Tien, Hwang Jang-Lee, Dean Shek, Roy Horan

蛇形刁手 (1978)

Timing: 1:38 (98 min)

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Release date

1978-03-01

Country

Hong Kong

Production

Seasonal Film Corporation

Genre

Action, Comedy

Budget

$92

Revenue

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Director

Woo-Ping Yuen

Actors

Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-Tien, Hwang Jang-Lee, Dean Shek, Roy Horan, Fung Hak-On, Yao Lin Chen, Tino Wong, Tino Wong, Peter Chan Lung
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Scenario

Producer

Ng See-Yuen

Operator

Hui Chang

Composer

Stanley Chow Fook-Leung

Artist

Audition

Editing

Poon Hung
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Short description

Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with the master of the eagle's claw style, who has vowed to destroy the snake fist clan.

What's left behind the scenes

During the filming of the fight scene, Jackie was accidentally cut by a sharp sword that was supposed to have a blunt blade. Blood flowed, and Jackie screamed in pain. The director, thinking that this was how it should be, continued filming. We see real blood in the film.
Hwang Jang-Lee powerfully knocked out Jackie Chan's tooth. In the final scene, you can clearly see the gap from the missing tooth.
The Mexican poster for the film features a photograph of a scene that was removed from the film – 4 fencers fighting against Jackie Chan.
In the film's credits, Jackie Chan is listed as Lung Cheng. This is one of his early stage names.
The full version of the film has a runtime of 97 minutes.
During the filming of a fight scene, Jackie's arm was accidentally nicked by a sharp sword that was supposed to have a blunt blade. He began to bleed and screamed in pain. The director, thinking it was part of the act, continued filming. The blood seen in the movie is real.
With a powerful blow, Hwang Jang-lee knocked out one of Jackie Chan's teeth. In the final scene, the gap from the missing tooth is clearly visible.
The Mexican movie poster features a photo from a deleted scene showing four fencers fighting against Jackie Chan.