Men From The Monastery (Hong Kong Version)

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Chang Cheh (1923-2002) has made more than 100 films in his filming career which spans over 40 years. Establishing a unique aesthetics of violence & masculinity in Hong Kong action cinema, Chang has also groomed a generation of action stars like Ti Lung, Jimmy Wang, & Alexander Fu. In Men from the Monastery (1974), Chang appoints two of his greatest actors, Chan Kuan Tai & Alexander Fu, to star as the legendary kung fu heroes Hung Hei Koon & Fong Sai Yuk, two characters that were later portrayed by Jet Li in the 1990s in The New Legend of Shaolin & Fong Sai Yuk. Secular disciples of the Shaolin Temple who are loyal to the dying Ming Dynasty, Hung & Fong face persecution from another martial arts school that is helping the Manchurians conquer the Ming court. The situation leaves them no choice but to fight for their lives...

Men from the Monastery now comes with a trailer, photo gallery, biographies of director & cast, plus more.