Shaolin Mantis
1978 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 783 VOTES · DIR. Lau Kar-leung
Overview
When scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Ming Loyalists, his mission goes adrift when he falls in love with the clan's leader's granddaughter. Wei Fung must choose between his new love and his family, who will be put to death if he doesn't return to the palace successfully.
Dialogue Timeline — 784 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:44 The royal scholar Wai Jing Yuan and son Wai Fung
00:07:26 Wai Lit is contacting fighters loyal to last regime
00:09:15 Old sir
00:10:35 She's so fierce
00:12:30 One more word and I'll hit you too
00:14:59 Gi Gi, you are giving Uncle Chung trouble again
00:17:10 Bring him in
00:20:39 I almost forgot to tell you
00:23:27 Get up
00:25:58 The wind can blow the bamboo leaf back;
00:29:00 Come on...
00:33:32 ... so I will tell you the truth
00:35:39 Because l... I'm in love with him
00:37:45 Yes, he'll agree
00:41:04 Can't sleep, is it?
00:44:05 Grandpa, I have left home for half a year
00:46:30 He was very cordial about it
00:49:19 Wai Fung, go
00:53:38 Bao Tung
00:56:53 Bao Jiang, let them go
01:02:00 Have you forgotten...
01:08:02 Gi Gi
01:26:07 Uncle, go ahead...
01:33:38 Should award the Scholar first...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed784
Dialogue density7.8 lines / min
First line00:02:44
Final line01:33:38
Production Record
DirectorLau Kar-leung
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes783