Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
蛇形刁手
ThumbScore
👍 87%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 80%
(RT: 80%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
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
Is Snake in the Eagle's Shadow good?
Yes. 87% audience score, estimated from 378 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
