Un orfano che è cresciuto in una scuola di kung fu, dove viene trattato come sacco di sabbia di pratica per gli studenti, vive un'esperienza che cambia la vita dopo aver aiutato un vecchio m... Leggi tuttoUn orfano che è cresciuto in una scuola di kung fu, dove viene trattato come sacco di sabbia di pratica per gli studenti, vive un'esperienza che cambia la vita dopo aver aiutato un vecchio mendicante senzatetto.Un orfano che è cresciuto in una scuola di kung fu, dove viene trattato come sacco di sabbia di pratica per gli studenti, vive un'esperienza che cambia la vita dopo aver aiutato un vecchio mendicante senzatetto.
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- Sceneggiatura
- Star
- Chien Fu
- (as Lung Cheng)
- Beggar - Pai Chang Tien
- (as Hsiao-Tien Yuan)
- Lord Sheng Kuan
- (as Cheng-Li Huang)
- Teacher Li
- (as Tien Shih)
- Snake Fist School Master
- (as Hark-On Fung)
- Tao Kuei - Magistrate's Son
- (as Kam Chiang)
- Teacher Chui
- (as Ging-Man Fung)
- Old Woman insulted by Priest
- (as Szu-Ying Chien)
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Surprisingly the humour translates pretty well and both Jackies cruel martial arts school employer and the kindly martial artist he meets and befriends are well drawn comedic characters. The sometimes bizarre fighting styles all named after animals are a joy to behold and Jackie and all the other martial artists involved show just how skillful they are with some truly memorable twists on the old school kung-fu style fighting. Many of those in this film came together again a year later to make the equally excellent Drunken Master.
I would recommend this film to any martial arts fan as a must see, it's also an excellent entry point if your interested in looking into martial arts action films in general. 8/10
Directed by the legendary Yuen Woo Ping and co-starred by his father Yuen Siu Tien, playing his eternal role as the old beggar drunken master, this film is an example of how a perfect kung fu movie should be made, from the badass opening sequence with Jackie training with a red background behind him , accompanied by a catchy music until the final epic final fight against the great Hwang Jang Lee , the film is a succession of outstanding and very original martial arts sequences accompanied by great doses of humour ..Although that Lau Kar Leung already had used this formula in his directorial debut "The spiritual Boxer" made three years before, however, it was this film the one that gave a new direction to Hong Kong kung fu movies becoming in an instant classic..
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I have always preferred this comical way of handling martial arts better than the too serious Bruce Lee style.
The plot follows Chien Fu (Jackie Chan), an orphan abused and mistreated by the kung-fu (evil, of course) school he works at. He can't fight until he meets Pai Cheng-Cheh (Siu Tien Yuen), a grand-master of Snake Fist, and last remaining follower of the Snake Fist style. A rivalry between the Snake Fist and Eagle Claw styles has led to the near-elimination of the Snake Fist style, and Chien Fu and Pai Cheng-Cheh find themselves being hunted by Lord Sheng Kuan (Hwang Jang Lee), the master of the Eagle Claw style.
The awesomeness of 'Snake in the Eagle's Shadow' lies in the fact that it really is quite similar to 'Drunken Master', which is also awesome. Again, the plot is a pretty standard kung-fu plot, but any plot which allows for the maximum amount of on-screen kung-fu time is a good plot. The training sequences are entertaining, and the following fight scenes are incredible - Jackie, Hwang Jang Lee and Yuen Woo Ping are all at their best here.
'Snake in the Eagle's Shadow' is an awesome and very funny movie - 10/10, a must see for all Jackie Chan fans.
Lo sapevi?
- QuizJackie Chan (Chien Fu) got his front tooth knocked out by the powerful kick of Jeong-lee Hwang (Lord Sheng Kuan). In the finale, the gap where Chan's tooth was is clearly seen.
- BlooperAbout 53 minutes in , while training, as a snake would to pluck eggs from the nest, Jackie misses placing one of the eggs safely into the old mans basket, but neither break character and just keep on going.
- Citazioni
Lord Sheng Kuan: [after Chien Fu surprises him with his new technique] That technique! That isn't Snake Fist style! What is that?
Chien Fu: Hmmph! Cat's Claw!
[Chien Fu proceeds to attack again]
- Versioni alternativeThere are two English language versions: The first is similar to the Hong Kong one, whilst the second features new (copyright-friendly) music, an introductory voiceover, replaced opening credits (including changes to cast names), and re-titled 'The Eagle's Shadow'; this was for release in the US by distributor/producer Serafim Keralexis.
- ConnessioniFeatured in I ragazzi di Feng-Kwei (1983)
- Colonne sonoreMagic Fly
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