Shaolin Wooden Men

Shaolin Wooden Men

Shaolin Wooden Men

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Shaolin Wooden Men

"Revenge is his destiny."

1976

1h 37m

6.8(133 votes)

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Little Mute is an orphan traumatized into silence by the death of his father at the hands of a vicious fighting master. Living at the Shaolin monastery, he befriends a dangerous prisoner who teaches him a secret form of deadly kung fu. Seeing his intense determination, other masters share the wisdom of the Gliding Snake and Drunken Master techniques. In one of the most exciting fight scenes ever filmed, Little Mute must run the gauntlet of the famous 108 wooden men in an extreme test of skill and endurance. But if he becomes a master, will he use his unmatched force for redemption or revenge?

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19 members

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成龍

Little Mute

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Doris Lung Chun-Erh

Restaurant Waitress

Doris Lung Chun-Erh

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金剛

Prisoner

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張冰玉

Shaolin Nun

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Chang I-Fei

Abbot

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Directing

Lu-Chiang Chao

Shaolin Temple Student

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Cheung Kam

Restaurant Waiter

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Gam Yam

Tavern Boss

Gam Yam

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Ho Kang

Abbot

Ho Kang

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Hou Chun Hsia

Monk

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Crew

Hu Kuang

Monk

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Lee Siu-Chung

Blind Abbot

Lee Siu-Chung

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元彪

Restaurant Thug

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杜偉和

Troublemaker at Tavern

杜偉和

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Su Kuo-Liang

Troublemaker at Tavern

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Wei Ho Tu

Troublemaker at Tavern

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Wu Te-Shan

Drunken Monk

Wu Te-Shan

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蔣榮發

Guy at Table (uncredited)

蔣榮發

Acting

Henry Luk Yat-Lung

Shaolin Student

Henry Luk Yat-Lung

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