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Shaolin Abbot

He is Judge and Jury... and there is no appeal!

6.5

1979•1h 24m

While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.

Production

Production

Cast

Photo of David Chiang Da-Wei

David Chiang Da-Wei

Monk Chi San

Photo of Lo Lieh

Lo Lieh

Pai Mei

Photo of Ching Miao

Ching Miao

Mr. Li

Photo of Eddie Koo Koon Chung

Eddie Koo Koon Chung

Tao Te

Photo of Lily Li

Lily Li

Wu Mei

Photo of Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Li Jin-Lun

Photo of Yang Chi-Ching

Yang Chi-Ching

Wu Chan

Photo of Chiang Tao

Chiang Tao

Tibetan Lama

Photo of Helen Poon Bing-Seung

Helen Poon Bing-Seung

Miss Jinbao

Photo of Si Wai

Si Wai

Emperor

Photo of Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan

Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan

Shaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan

Photo of Chan Shen

Chan Shen

Dan Tian-Gang

Photo of Shum Lo

Shum Lo

Head Abbot

Photo of Yue Wing

Yue Wing

General Yue Ying-Qi

Photo of Chiang Nan

Chiang Nan

General Li

Photo of Sai Gwa-Pau

Sai Gwa-Pau

Stuttering servant

Photo of Wong Ching-Ho

Wong Ching-Ho

Wang

Photo of Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin

Photo of Wang Han-Chen

Wang Han-Chen

Magistrate

Photo of Ng Hong-Sang

Ng Hong-Sang

Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin

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