Invincible Shaolin

Invincible Shaolin
Directed by	Chang Cheh
Produced by	Sir Run Run Shaw
Written by	Chang Cheh Ni Kuang
Starring	Johnny Wang Lung Wei Kuo Chui Lo Mang Lu Feng Wei Pai Chiang Sheng Sun Chen
Distributed by	Shaw Brothers Studio
Release dates	1978 (1978)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin

Invincible Shaolin (Nan Shao Lin yu bei Shao Lin) aka Unbeatable Dragon is a Hong Kong films of 1978 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh. It is one of Chang Cheh's tales of Shaolin's historic rivalries with the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the few Venom films featuring Wei Pai (the Snake).

Plot

An evil Qing general (Wong Lung Wei) comes up with a brilliant plan to rid the Qing Empire once and for all of the Shaolin masters. He invites three Northern Shaolin experts to his mansion and has them fight the in a contest against three novice Southern Shaolin men already present at his mansion. By royal decree, Shaolin was required to supply experts to teach the Qing troops martial arts. The Northern Shaolin experts easily and decisively win against the South Shaolin men. After the contest, the general visits the South Shaolin men in their quarters later that night and secretly kills the Southerners. He then has his subordinate go to South Shaolin placing the blame squarely on the Northerners. The Southern master of the dead disciples is deceived into believing that the Northern experts killed his disciples. This would begin an internal conflict between both Shaolin schools. It is only when the South Shaolin experts have their final confrontation with the Northerners that the general reveals himself. The experts from both schools realize they have been deceived and manipulated. Joining forces both North and South experts battle the general and his troops to allow some of their fellows to escape and reveal the Qing plot to destroy Shaolin.

External links

• Invincible Shaolin at the Internet Movie Database
• Invincible Shaolin at AllMovie
• Invincible Shaolin On Television