Shaolin Wooden Men

Oct 10, 1976

1h 37m

★ 6.8

Revenge is his destiny.

Overview

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?

Genres

Action

Production Companies

Lo Wei Motion Picture Company

Shaolin Wooden Men Trailers

Cast

Little Mute

Jackie Chan

Restaurant Waitress

Doris Lung Chun-Erh

Prisoner

Chin Kang

Shaolin Nun

Chang Ping-Yu

Abbot

Chang I-Fei

Shaolin Temple Student

Chiu Lo-Kong

Restaurant Waiter

Cheung Kam

Tavern Boss

Gam Yam

Abbot

Ho Kang

Monk

Hou Chun Hsia

Monk

Hu Kuang

Blind Abbot

Lee Siu-Chung

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