Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

About Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

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.

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow is a 1978 comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping. Released in March 1978, it runs 98 minutes.

The film is filed under beggar and martial arts.

Jackie Chan takes the lead as Chien Fu, Simon Yuen Siu-Tien as The Beggar, Hwang Jang-Lee as Master Shang Kuan Yin, and Dean Shek Tin as Teacher Lee. The screenplay is by Clifford Choi and Hsiao Lung. In the United States it streams on ARROW.

TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 378 votes and it carries a PG rating.