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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
MEANRANK
80/100
Every rating
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 73, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 89.
See the most agreed on films →During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.
Details
- Director
- Lau Kar-leung
- Writer
- Ni Kuang
- Studio
- Shaw Brothers
- Released
- 2 February 1978
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- R
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