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Title................: Shaolin Abbot (Original title "Shao Lin ying xiong bang") Studio...............: Shaw Brothers Actors...............: David Chiang, Lo Lieh, Lily Li Directors............: Meng-Hua Ho Writers..............: Kuang Ni Genre................: Action, Adventure, Martial Arts Release Date.........: July 11, 1979 (Hong Kong) Duration.............: 01:19:11 (per actual main feature) Rated................: Not Rated Cover(s) Included....: Yes

Language.............: Chinese (Cantonese) Subtitles............: Chinese, English* (*custom updated translation) Resolution...........: 480p @ 16:9 Source...............: Retail R6 DVD.

IMDb Information.....: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079892/ IMDb Rating..........: 6.4/10

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Format : MPEG-4 Overall bit rate : 1 755 kb/s

Video

Format : AVC Bit rate : 1 616 kb/s Width : 720 pixels Height : 480 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Original display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 29.970 (30000/1001) FPS Standard : NTSC Bit depth : 8 bits Writing library : x264 core 164 r3186 585e0199

Audio

Format : AC-3 Commercial name : Dolby Digital Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 128 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Title : Stereo / Stereo Language : Chinese Default : Yes

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Reviews/Synopsis

Please go to the following website for detailed information:

"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbot_of_Shaolin"

 "International favorite, David Chiang, stars as the great Chih Shim, the monk who saved the Southern Shaolin Temple. Joining him is Lo Lieh, the Shaws' first international star who returns to his famous role of Shaolin renegade Pai Mei. The result is a true martial arts epic."

A SLICE OF DEATH / ABBOT OF SHAOLIN / SHAOLIN ABBOT (1979) is another Shaw Bros. kung fu film with a Shaolin Temple theme. David Chiang stars as the monk Chi San, who survives the burning of Shaolin Temple and travels south to Kwangtung to raise money to re-build the temple as forces loyal to the Ching Emperor follow in close pursuit. He meets a merchant in Kwangtung who becomes his patron and he develops a group of followers, including Hung Si Kwan, a familiar character from Shaolin lore. There are lots of good fight scenes and a well-written script with interesting encounters between the varied characters.

David Chiang excelled as a star of many kung fu films in the 1970s, but I don't believe I've ever seen him as he is here--as a Shaolin monk with a shaved head--and it's quite a refreshing change of pace for him. Also in the cast are Lo Lieh, a frequent villain in these films; Lily Li, one of the better kung fu divas of the 1970s; and Norman Chu (Tsui Siu Keung), who plays one of the monk's students. Over all, this is a solid historical kung fu film, which compares favorably with earlier Shaw Bros. Shaolin films, such as HEROES TWO, FIVE MASTERS OF DEATH and MEN FROM THE MONASTERY, although it remains outclassed by the epic scope, big budgets and large casts of SHAOLIN MARTIAL ARTS, 1974 (listed on IMDb as Shao Lin Martial Arts) and SHAOLIN TEMPLE / DEATH CHAMBER (1976).

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