

Sleeping Fist
1979-05-24 · 84 min · ★ 7.5
A plainclothes policeman, Chin Tai Ba, is seriously wounded in a fight with some ruffians but is helped to safety by a young wiseguy, Cub. Here he is taught the art of Sleeping Fist by Cub's master Chung Yiu, and the trio march to the Shang Wei martial arts school to take revenge on the thugs. However, in a last desperate attempt to get even, the gang call on Eagle Claw master Kao to sort out the snoozers.
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- Directors
- Teddy Yip Wing-Cho
- Production companies
- East Asia Film (H. K.) Co.
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,204,494
Top Cast
Bryan Leung Kar-yanChin Ta Khan
Simon Yuen Siu-TienOld Fox
Eddy Ko Hung
Sun Lan
Shih Ting-Ken
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