The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu thugs to try and increase production. Desperate to reclaim their full wages, the workers hire an actor to impersonate a priest and kung-fu expert from the temple of Shaolin. The factory owner proves the actor a fraud, and punishes all those involved. The young actor feels he has let the workers down, and promises to atone. He sets out for Shaolin, determined to be accepted as a kung-fu pupil at the elite temple.
| Release Date | August 24, 1980 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | 少林搭棚大師 | |
| Runtime | 1h 41min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Cantonese, Mandarin | |
| Original Language | Chinese | |
| Production Countries | Hong Kong | |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers | |
