Rent Snake and Crane: Arts of Shaolin (1978)
3.3 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When a book of Shaolin martial arts secrets ends up in the hands of a young warrior, he becomes the chief suspect in the murder of the authors of the tome: the Hua Mountain masters. Now, the young man must fend off the best fighters from several rival clans (all of whom are eager to steal the secrets) while all the while proclaiming his innocence. The fights come thick and fast in this relentless tale of a young kung-fu student with a very unique style.
- Actors:
- Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, Jeong-Nam Kim, Yung-Kuo Li, Ya Ying Liu, Hsin Yi Chen, Kang Chin, Chun Cho, Han Chang Hu, Kuan-hsien Huang, Sang-ho Ju, Ki Bum Kim, Wang Kuk Kim, Min-Lang Li, Wen Tai Li, Chou-hung Lin, Do-shik Ma, Ching-Shun Mao, Tien Miao, Kang Peng
- Directors:
- Chi-Hwa Chen
- Producers:
- Hsu Li Hwa
- Writers:
- Hsin Yi Chang
- Aka:
- She he ba bu
- Studio:
- Eastern Heroes
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/02/2019
- Run Time:
- 101 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese LPCM Stereo, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Mono, Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Mandarin LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Pick Your Poison: Interview with Hong Kong Cinema expert Rick Baker
- Interview with Steve Lawson
- Stills gallery
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Reviews (1) of Snake and Crane: Arts of Shaolin
Many better options if you are after a kung fu fix - Snake and Crane: Arts of Shaolin review by KS
Most people watch these films for the action sequences but this film is ultimately very plodding, in plot as well as action. The characters in this type of martial arts film are often crass archetypes (hero on some quest, seductress, old drunk man, platonic devoted best friend etc.) but they are exceptionally boring here to the point of being grating. The twists and turns in the story are interminable and make it a struggle to keep your attention; although a criticism that could be levelled at most martial arts films of the time it was much more noticeable for me in this film.
The fight sequences are not of the level of some of the better instalments in this genre although the opening credit sequence and the short fight scene where Jackie Chan is introduced in the film are excellent.
If you want to see the credit sequence and a few moments in some of the other fight sequences then hire this - otherwise there are a slew of better films of this era which I would recommend (Prodigal son, Drunken master, Snake in the eagle's shadow, Martial arts of Shaolin and my favourite, the Magnificent Butcher).
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