---
title: 'Snake in the Eagle''s Shadow (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yuen Woo-ping'
released: '1978-03-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/snake-in-the-eagles-shadow-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078252/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)

1978 · 98 min · Action · Hong Kong

Original title: 蛇形刁手

## Synopsis

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his directorial debut. It stars Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang-lee, and Yuen Woo-ping's real life father, Yuen Siu-tien. The film's plot is about Chien Fu, an orphan who is bullied at a kung fu school, meeting an old beggar, Pai Cheng-tien, who becomes his sifu (teacher) and trains him in Snake Kung Fu.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yuen Woo-ping](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuen-woo-ping)
- **Screenplay:** [Ng See-yuen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ng-see-yuen), [Clifford Choi Kai-kwong](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifford-choi-kai-kwong), [Lung Hsiao](https://cinepixo.com/people/lung-hsiao)
- **Producer:** [Ng See-yuen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ng-see-yuen), [Chen Chuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/chen-chuan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Chow Fook-Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-chow-fook-leung)
- **Director of Photography:** [Cheung Hoi](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheung-hoi)
- **Editor:** [Poon Hung](https://cinepixo.com/people/poon-hung)

## Cast

- [Yuen Siu-tien](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuen-siu-tien)
- [Fung Hak-On](https://cinepixo.com/people/fung-hak-on)
- [Jackie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-chan)
- [Dean Shek](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-shek)
- [Hwang Jang-lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/hwang-jang-lee)

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