Starring: Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien, Phillip Kwok, Lo Mang, Wei Pei, Lu Feng, Wang Lung-wei, Ku Feng. Directed by: Chang Cheh
This is one of the most famous kung fu movies of all time, and one that has appeared in countless all-time favorite kung fu and cult classic movie lists. It is also one of Shaw Bros' most successful films and one that has been referenced many times in the media since it came out.
In "Five Deadly Venoms", the master of the Poison Clan is worried that five of his students (otherwise known as the "Five Deadly Venoms") are using the skills he taught them for sinister purposes. He dispatches his last remaining student Yan Tieh (Chiang) to warn a retired clan member that the clan's fortune is under threat, to locate and identify each of the five warriors, and asses which of the warriors he can trust.
Each one of the 5 Venoms has his own lethal venom style. The 5 Venoms are: Centipede (Lu), Snake (Wei), Scorpion (Sun), Lizard (Kwok), and Toad (Lo). Yan knows a little of each style and can fight them, but can he defeat each one of the 5 Deadly Venoms?
If you are a fan of Shaw Bros. movies, cult classics, or martial arts movies in general, this is one movie you must see. Truly one of the great kung fu classics!
Also known as: 五毒/Ng duk (original Cantonese title-HK), Wu du (original Mandarin title-HK), 五毒 (simplified characters), Five Venoms (international English title), The Five Venoms (original English title-HK, Finland), Die unbesiegbaren Fünf (West Germany), Cinq venins mortels (France), Le furie umane del kung fu (Italy), Los cinco venenos mortales (Argentina), and others.
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