Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
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?
Cast
Jackie Chan
Little Mute
Doris Lung Chun-Erh
Restaurant Waitress
Chin Kang
Prisoner
Gam Yam
Tavern Boss
Ho Kang
Abbot
Lee Siu-Chung
Blind Abbot
Yuen Biao
Restaurant Thug
Wu Te-Shan
Drunken Monk
Henry Luk Yat-Lung
Shaolin Student
Mars
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