The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (also known as The Master Killer, Shaolin Master Killer and Shao Lin San Shi Liu Fang) is a 1978 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung and produced by Shaw Brothers, starring Gordon Liu. The film follows a highly fictionalized version of San Te, a legendary Shaolin martial arts disciple who trained under the general Chi Shan.
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Traditional Chinese | 少林三十六房 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 少林三十六房 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Lau Kar-leung | ||||||||||
Written by | I Kuang | ||||||||||
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Cinematography | Huang Yeh-tai | ||||||||||
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Music by | Chen Yung-Yu | ||||||||||
Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] | ||||||||||
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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is widely considered to be one of the greatest kung fu films and a turning point in its director's and star's careers.[2][3][4] It was followed by Return to the 36th Chamber (1980), which was more comedic in presentation and featured Gordon Liu as the new main character with another actor in the smaller role of San Te, and Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985).