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Hu Te et al. escape the burning Shaolin temple after the Qing soldiers destroyed it in Shaolin Temple. The group of 5 decide to develop secret codes to identify fellow patriots, enlist those patriots and eventually meet up again to escape to the south away from the Qings, and also identify the traitor who sold out Shaolin temple. Ma Fu Yi (the traitor, played by Wang Lung Wei), joins the Qing top fighters to eliminate the rebels but is exposed by Ma Chao-Tsing who gets captured by Ma Fu Yi. Hu meets up with a group of Shaolin men secretly posing as bandits to rescue Ma as their leader is killed in the process, thus the bandits join the rest of the Shaolin patriots.

Genres: Action, Drama

Starring: David Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng

Released: December 25, 1974

Runtime: 105.0

Popularity Rating: 0.991

Chang's Film Company, Shaw Brothers

Hong Kong, Taiwan

Hu Te-Ti David Chiang
Tsai Te-Chung Ti Lung
Ma Chao-Hsing Alexander Fu Sheng
Li Shih-Kai Chi Kuan-Chun
Fang Ta-Hung Mang Fei
Chien San Leung Kar-Yan
Chang Chin-Chiu Fung Hak-On
Ma Fu Yi Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Pao Yu-Lung, Flying Axe Tsai Hung
Chang Yun (cameo) Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
General Chen Wen-Yao Chiang Tao
Ma Chin-Yung Lo Dik
Patriot killed by Chang Chin Chiu Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan
Manchu soldier Lam Fai-Wong
Patriot Liu Lau Kar-Wing
Lei Ben Lung Tien-Hsiang
Li Ying Wu Wong Lik
Chief Hong Chan Shen
He Fen Siao Yuk
Huang Han Chiu Gwok

Directing — Director: Chang Cheh
Writing — Writer: Ni Kuang