Shaolin Temple, also known as 少林寺, Shao Lin Si, Siu Lam Ji, Death Chamber, Death Chambers, Le Temple de Shaolin is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh. It is one of the Shaolin Temple themed martial arts films and concerns their rebellion against the Qings, with an all-star cast featuring the second and third generations of Chang Cheh's stable of actors including David Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan-Chun, as well as cameo appearances by several of the actors that would later become collectively known as the Venoms mob. The film serves as a pseudo prequel to Five Shaolin Masters.
(Synopsis): Witness this battle between a brave brand of Chinese boxers and literally thousands of Ching troops--complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. Monks struggle to stay alive in the face of overwhelming odds. There is no place more hallowed in the martial arts world than China's Shaolin Temple. This special place deserves a special epic, which is what the martial arts maestro delivers in this battle between a brave brand of Chinese boxers and literally thousands of Ching troops--complete with betrayals, intrigues, and such novel fighting machines as 108 wooden robots. The conflicts grow in complexity, intensity, and even suspense as monks struggle to stay alive in the face of overwhelming odds.
Starring: Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-Chun, Ti Lung, David Chiang Da-Wei, Phillip Kwok Chun-Fung, Lee I-Min, Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan, Chiang Sheng, Shan Mao, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Yueh Hua, Wong Chung, Shih Szu (Si Si), Goo Man-Chung
Director: Chang Cheh, Wu Ma, Action Director: Hsieh Hsing, Chan San Yat
Produced by: Sir Run Run Shaw, Distributed by: Shaw Brothers Studio, Release date: 1976, Duration: 7, Running Time: 116 minutes, Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo - Dual Mono), Subtitles: None Letterboxed 2.35:1 Mono Trailers
