Hong Kong Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
蛇鶴八步
Jackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Lo Wei Motion Picture Co.
Action + Drama in Hong Kong
136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin itself).
The 1977–1979 Hong Kong Window
Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin holds position #29 of 56 Hong Kong films in the 1977–1979 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
1978 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 22 titles released, including Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (122 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1978.
The 94th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
69 audience reviews — more than 75% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 78th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #371 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (56th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #244 of 516 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Lo Wei Motion Picture Co. |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | March 8, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0078251 |