The Five Venoms
7.0
“Pick Your Poison!”
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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Cast
35 people
Chiang Sheng
Yang De
Known for
Crippled Avengers
Phillip Kwok Chui
Meng Tianxia, the Lizard / Constable He Yu
Known for
Hard Boiled
Crippled Avengers
Sun Chien
Gao Ji, the Scorpion / Chief Constable Ma
Known for
Crippled Avengers
Human Lanterns
Lu Feng
Zhang Yiaotian, the Centipede / Tan Shanhu
Known for
Crippled Avengers
Lo Meng
Liang Shen, the Toad / Li Hao
Known for
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Ebola Syndrome
Wai Pak
Qi Dong, the Snake / Hong Wentong
Known for
The Young Master
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Justice Wang
Known for
Twin Dragons
The Boxer's Omen
Dick Wei
Dying Head of Five Venoms House
Known for
Project A
The Seventh Curse
Ku Feng
Bookkeeper Yuan
Known for
The Flying Guillotine
The Mighty Peking Man
Lau Fong-Sai
Menfa
Known for
Duel to the Death
Shum Lo
Fruit Vendor
Known for
Come Drink with Me
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Lam Fai-Wong
Prison Officer
Known for
Clan of the White Lotus
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Chang Cheh Director · Ni Kuang Writer Frankie Chan Fan-kei Composer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · United States release January 26, 1979 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,814,610
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
五毒
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · August 12, 1978
Theatrical
United States · January 26, 1979
Limited theatrical
China
June 19, 2012 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Finland
May 23, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Germany
March 27, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Greece
November 26, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
January 1, 1980 · Theatrical
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