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The Cave of the Silken Web

The Cave of the Silken Web

19675.51h 22m

Overview

Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."

Directed by Ho Meng-Hua
Written by Cheng Kang, Wu Cheng'en
Produced by Run Run Shaw
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Top Cast

Chow Lung-Cheung

Chow Lung-Cheung

Su Wu Kong, Monkey King

Ho Fan

Ho Fan

Monk Tang Tseng / Tripitaka

Pang Pang

Pang Pang

Pigsy

Tien Shun

Tien Shun

Monk Sandy

Liu Liang-Hua

Liu Liang-Hua

Gold Spider

Angela Yu Chien

Angela Yu Chien

Red Spider

Shen Yi

Shen Yi

Green Spider

Helen Ma Hoi-Lun

Helen Ma Hoi-Lun

Purple Spider

Shirley Wong Sa-Lee

Shirley Wong Sa-Lee

Brown Spider

T

Tien Meng

Silver Spider

About The Cave of the Silken Web

The Cave of the Silken Web is a fantasy, adventure, action, music film released in 1967. Directed by Ho Meng-Hua, it stars Chow Lung-Cheung, Ho Fan, Pang Pang. Monkey King, Pig and Friar Sand must rescue his master Buddhist monk from seven witches / spiders who believe themselves to be immortal if they eat the monk's flesh. The third part of the Shaw Brothers film series about Monkey King after the novel "Journey to the West."

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