Summary
In Ming Dynasty China, the retiring abbot of a Buddhist monastery invites two dignitaries to help him choose a successor, not suspecting that both of them have hired help to steal a priceless parchment kept in the temple.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+24)
Critics 100Audiences 76GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer100%
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.9/5
Audience score76%
IMDb7.3
Running time
2 h 1 min
A typical length for action movies, +13 min on the typical 108
typical 108121Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1979
July 11, 1979
47 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureDramaLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
South Korea- Taiwan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more17 people
- Hsu FengWhite Fox
- Sun YuehEsquire Wen An
- Tung LinChiu Ming / Hui Ming
- Tien FengGeneral Wang Chi
- Chen Hui-LouLieutenant Chang Cheng
- Paul Chun PuiHui Ssu
- Shih ChunHui Tung
- Wu Chia-HsiangMaster Wu Wai
- CLChun LuHui Wen
- CCChin Chang-KenThe Abbot
Lee Man-TaiComplaining Monk
Wang Kuang-YuComplaining Monk
To Wai-WoSells Food to the Monks- JSJeon SookNun
Ng Ming-ChoiChin Suo
Siu Tak-FooMonk (uncredited)
Hsiao HoMonk (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- King Hu Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor, Art Direction, Presenter
- Tung Lin Assistant Director
- Catherine Lau Ga-Wai Script Supervisor
- Fred Tan Assistant Director
Production · 4
- Woo Shu Yue Executive Producer, Presenter
- Kai-Mu Lo Producer
- Ling Chung Producer
- Han Gap-jin Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Henry Chan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Siu Nam Editor
Sound · 1
- Wu Da-Jiang Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Yip Kwok-Chi Costume Design
- Li-Ying Chen Hairstylist
- Lee Lai-Kuen Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Ng Ming-Choi Martial Arts Choreographer
- John Sharaf Second Unit Cinematographer
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