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Pick Your Poison! - The Five Venoms
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Title: The Five Venoms

Release Date: 12 Aug 1978

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery

Director: Shaw Brothers

Production Companies: Shaw Brothers

Overview: A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (140 votes)

Cast

  • Yang De: Chiang Sheng
  • Meng Tianxia, the Lizard / Constable He Yu: Phillip Kwok Chun-Fung
  • Gao Ji, the Scorpion / Chief Constable Ma: Sun Chien
  • Zhang Yiaotian, the Centipede / Tan Shanhu: Lu Feng
  • Liang Shen, the Toad / Li Hao: Lo Meng
  • Qi Dong, the Snake / Hong Wentong: Wai Pak
  • Justice Wang: Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
  • Dying Head of Five Venoms House: Dick Wei
  • Bookkeeper Yuan: Ku Feng
  • Menfa: Lau Fong-Sai
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