The Five Venoms is a 1978 Mandarin-language Action movie written by Ni Kuang and Chang Cheh. The movie is directed by Chang Cheh and produced by Runme Shaw under the banner of Shaw Brothers Studio. A dying teacher instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupils, each of whom he taught a unique and special style of kung-fu: Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard, and Toad (hence the title). His final student, who knows a little of each style, must team up with one of the other good students to destroy the evil ones, if there are any. Greed and treachery ensue as the student discovers that some of the students are indeed evil, but which one can he trust enough to team up with? Written by Ken McCary. The five venoms stars Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien, Philip Kwok, Lo Mang, Wei Pei, Lu Feng and Chris Hilton. The music was composed by Frankie Chan. Cinematography was done by Cho Wai Kei and Kung Mu To and editing by Chiang Hsing Lung. The movie has a running time of 98 minutes. It was released on 12th August 1978. The film made a box office gross of $1 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Shaw Brothers Studio.