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Shaolin Abbot
He is Judge and Jury... and there is no appeal!
6.5(14)19791h 24m
While international favorite David Chiang was best known for his roles as a grinning, streetwise, fighter in many Chang Cheh-directed classics, he rarely played a noble warrior monk. But here he portrays the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Making this production all the more notable is Lo Lieh, Shaws' first international star, who returns to a role he also made famous - that of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. This, and even more, makes for a true martial arts epic of the first order.
- Director
- Ho Meng-Hua
- Writers
- Ni Kuang
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Cast

David Chiang Da-wei
Monk Chi San

Lo Lieh
Pai Mei

Ching Miao
Mr. Li

Eddie Koo Koon Chung
Tao Te

Lily Li
Wu Mei

Norman Tsui Siu-keung
Li Jin-Lun

Yang Chi-Ching
Wu Chan

Chiang Tao
Tibetan Lama

Helen Poon Bing-Seung
Miss Jinbao

Si Wai
Emperor

Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan
Shaolin recruit Hong Xi-Guan

Chan Shen
Dan Tian-Gang

Shum Lo
Head Abbot

Yue Wing
General Yue Ying-Qi

Chiang Nan
General Li

Sai Gwa-Pau
Stuttering servant

Wong Ching-Ho
Wang

Jamie Luk Kim-ming
Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin

Wang Han-Chen
Magistrate (uncredited)

Ng Hong-Sang
Shaolin recruit Gong Qian-Jin

Keung Hon
Li Ba-Shan

Lee Sau-kei
Rich man

Wong Chi-Ming
Bandit

Hsu Hsia
Soldier
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Crew
Directing
- Ho Meng-HuaDirector
- Hung HakAssistant Director
Writing
- Ni KuangWriter
Production
- Run Run ShawProducer
- Mona Fong Yat-WahProduction Manager
Camera
- Yau KeiDirector of Photography
Editing
- Chiang Hsing-LungEditor
Sound
- Eddie H. Wang Chi-RenOriginal Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up
- Liu Chi-YuCostume Coordinator
Crew
- Tang Tak-CheungMartial Arts Choreographer
Lighting
- Chan FenLighting Director