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The Cave of the Silken Web (1967 film)

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Cave of the Silken Web
Poster for 1967 film
Directed byHo Meng Hua
Screenplay byCheng Kang
Based onJourney to the West
by Wu Cheng'en
Produced byRun Run Shaw
StarringHo Fan
Angela Yu Chien
CinematographyLin Kuo-Hsiang
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Music byWang Fu-ling
Production
company
Release date
  • 1967 (1967)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryBritish Hong Kong
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese

The Cave of the Silken Web (Chinese: 盤絲洞) is a 1967 film directed by Ho Meng Hua and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong. The film is based on an episode from the 16th-century classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.[1]

The film is the third of a series of four films based on Journey to the West. The others are Monkey Goes West (1966), Princess Iron Fan (1966) and The Land of Many Perfumes (1968).

Cast

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  • Tien Shun as Sha Wujing, Monk Sandy
  • Pang Pang - Pigsy
  • Liu Liang Hua as Elder Sister, Gold spider
  • Angela Yu Chien as Third sister, Red Spider
  • Shen Yi - Green spider
  • Helen Ma - Purple spider
  • Shirley Wong Sa-Lee - Brown spider
  • Tien Meng - Silver spider
  • Yau Ching - Blue spider
  • Tang Ti - Centipede Goblin
  • Shum Lo - Earth Lord
  • Ng Wai - Earth Mistress
  • Ho Fan as Tang Sanzang

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Cave of the Silken Web". hkmdb.com. 21 August 1967. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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