Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1978-03-01
- Genres: Action, Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 38m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 379 votes
Directed by Yuen Woo-ping.
Top cast
- Jackie Chan as Chien Fu
- Simon Yuen Siu-Tien as The Beggar / Pai Chang Tien
- Hwang Jang-Lee as Master Shang Kuan Yin
- Dean Shek Tin as Teacher Lee
- Roy Horan as Priest
- Fung Hak-On as Master Chao Chi-Chih
- Charlie Chan Yiu-Lam as Master Hung
- Tino Wong as Three Provinces Champ
- Peter Chan Lung as Teacher Lian
- Hsu Hsia as Su Chen
Where to watch Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
- United States: stream on ARROW; watch free on YouTube Free
- United Kingdom: stream on ARROW
- Canada: stream on ARROW
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