''Legend of the Fox'', also known as ''Legend of a Fox'', is a 1980 Hong Kong film based on

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

's novel ''

The Young Flying Fox ''The Young Flying Fox'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). The novel was first serialised in Hong Kong in 1960The date conforms to the data published in Chen Zhenhui (陳鎮輝), ''Wuxia Xiaoshuo Xiaoyao Tan'' (武俠小說逍遙談), 200 ...

''. It was produced by the

Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...

, directed by

Chang Cheh Chang Cheh (; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese people, Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them wi ...

and starred the

Venom Mob The Venom Mob is the colloquial title of a group of actors from the Shaw Brothers Studio, popular creators of martial arts films in the 1970s and 1980s. Most were friends since childhood and attended the Fu Sheng Drama School in Taiwan before m ...

. The film used to be one of the most rare Venom Mob martial arts film available, but has been digitally remastered and released by

Celestial Pictures Celestial Pictures is a diversified entertainment company focusing on Asian-language film and television content including production, aggregation, distribution and the operation of TV channels. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company owns the ...

Plot

It tells the story of a young man named Hu Fei, as he escapes the rain with his uncle. Whilst they're undercover and Fei is looking after his sick uncle, a group of men walk in that Fei's uncle recognizes. He then tells Fei the story of how is father was killed. So, Hu Fei decides to seek revenge on those people.

Cast

Chin Siu-ho Chin Siu-ho (born 26 January 1963) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist, notable for acting with Jet Li in ''Tai Chi Master (film), Tai Chi Master'' and ''Fist of Legend''. Background He is the older brother of actor Chin Kar-lok and ex-husban ...

as Hu Fei/Flying fox * Lu Feng as Hu Yidao *

Philip Kwok Philip Kwok (; also known as Kuo Chui, Kwok Chui, Kwok Chun-Fung; born 21 October 1951) is a Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He rose to fame as a member of the Venom Mob, an ensemble of highly-talented martial ...

as Miao Renfeng/Golden face Buddha * Wong Man-yee as Cheng Lingsu *

Chiang Sheng Chiang Sheng was a martial arts actor, one of the ''Venom Mob'', renowned for their acrobatic and martial arts skills. He joined the ''Chang Cheh's Cohorts'' as an actor, and also worked with Chang Cheh as an assistant director and choreographer. ...

as Tian Guinong * Helen Poon Bing-seung as Hu Yidao's wife * Choh Seung-wan as Nan Lan * Wang Li as Shi Wancheng * Yu Tai-ping as Dr. Yan Chi * Wang Han-chen as Innkeeper * Lai Yau-hing as Ping Ah Shi/Fei's 4th uncle * Leung Chi-hung as Xue Que * Chow Kin-ping as Murong Jingyue * Tony Tam Chun-to as Jiang Tieshan * Hung Fung as Shang Jianming * Siao Yuk as Shang Baozhen * Lui Hung as Baozhen's mother * Leung Cheuk-kwan as Zhang Feixiong * Chan Shu-kei as Zhong Zhaoying * Chan Hon-kwong as Zhong Zhaowen * Wan Seung-lam as Guinong's man * Lam Wai as Guinong's man * Lam Chi-tai as Guinong's bodyguard * Chan Hung as Guinong's bodyguard * Ha Kwok-wing as Guinong's thug * Wong Wa as Yan Chi's thug * Wong Siu-ming as Baozhen's servant * Ngai Tim-choi as Baozhen's man * Hung San-nam as Guinong's blade carrier * Choi Kwok-keung as Yan Chi's thug * Tam Wai-man as Yan Chi's thug * Stephen Chan Yung as Guinong's thug * Fung Ming as inn waiter

External links

* * 1980 films Films based on works by Jin Yong Hong Kong martial arts films Shaw Brothers Studio films Films set in the Qing dynasty Wuxia films Works based on Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain Films directed by Chang Cheh 1980s Hong Kong films {{1980s-HongKong-film-stub