The Five Venoms

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About The Five Venoms

The Five Venoms is a 1978 Chinese-language action, drama and mystery film directed by Chang Cheh. The cast is led by Chiang Sheng, Phillip Kwok Chui, Sun Chien. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, Fandor, Philo.

The Five Venoms was produced by Shaw Brothers and made in Hong Kong. It was released on August 12, 1978, and carries a R certification.

Director

Chang Cheh

Writers

Chang Cheh, Ni Kuang

Release date

August 12, 1978

Original language

Chinese

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

Hong Kong

Production

Shaw Brothers

The Five Venoms cast & crew

The Five Venoms was directed by Chang Cheh and written by Chang Cheh and Ni Kuang.

The cast features Chiang Sheng as Yang De, Phillip Kwok Chui as Meng Tianxia, the Lizard / Constable He Yu, Sun Chien as Gao Ji, the Scorpion / Chief Constable Ma, Lu Feng as Zhang Yiaotian, the Centipede / Tan Shanhu, Lo Meng as Liang Shen, the Toad / Li Hao, and Wai Pak as Qi Dong, the Snake / Hong Wentong.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, cinematography is by Kung Mu-To, and it was produced by Runme Shaw.

Is The Five Venoms worth watching?

The Five Venoms holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 165 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, drama, and mystery, The Five Venoms is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Five Venoms

In United States, you can stream The Five Venoms on YouTube TV, Fandor, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, and Hi-YAH, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of The Five Venoms

Chiang Sheng

Yang De

Phillip Kwok Chui

Meng Tianxia, the Lizard / Constable He Yu

Sun Chien

Gao Ji, the Scorpion / Chief Constable Ma

Lu Feng

Zhang Yiaotian, the Centipede / Tan Shanhu

Lo Meng

Liang Shen, the Toad / Li Hao

Wai Pak

Qi Dong, the Snake / Hong Wentong

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei

Justice Wang

Dick Wei

Dying Head of Five Venoms House

Ku Feng

Bookkeeper Yuan

Lau Fong-Sai

Menfa

Shum Lo

Fruit Vendor

Lam Fai-Wong

Prison Officer

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