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Hello, I saw a superb martial arts movie - Shaolin. The ending involved a raid on the temple by Manchu soldiers, archers and swordsmen. It was so grisly that the film even switched to black and white during the climax of the battle.

I thought it was Shaolin Temple, because it's from the same time this movie would have been made - late 70's. But it's not Shaolin Temple, hence this enquiry.

Of course it's a long shot, but if somebody knows the title, I would be grateful.

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Hmm. What you described does sound like Shaolin Temple (1976), the one directed by Chang Cheh starring Fu Sheng, Ti Lung, David Chiang and Chi Kuan Chun. Some of the other kung fu films Chang Cheh directed also switched to black and white for the gory bits. I'm not sure which ones they were but I think Men for the Monastery was one of them.

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