![]() ![]() Chang Cheh’s 1978 film The Five Venoms (a.k.a. While the Shaw Brothers catalogue contains a plethora of acclaimed martial arts films, only a select few earned a devout following upon their release in the West. An inventive set-up, winning performances from its multiple leads, and top-notch action choreography insure The Five Venoms’ place in the pantheon of classic kung fu cinema. This 1978 Shaw Brothers cult classic, which features a quintet of martial artists now collectively known as the “Venom Mob,” lives up to its reputation some thirty years after its initial release. Phillip Kwok Chun-Fung, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng, Lo Meng, Sun Chien, Wei Pai, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Guk Fung They're quite pretty beneath those masks: the Five Deadly Venoms.
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