Shaw Brothers Presents: Four Films By Chang Cheh|David Chiang

Product Code: FCD2462

EAN: 5027035026220
Catalogue Code: FCD2462
Title: Shaw Brothers Presents: Four Films By Chang Cheh,
Principle Contributor: David Chiang
Contributors: Chang Cheh, Run Run Shaw, Runme Shaw, Mona Fong, Kuang Ni, Chang Cheh, Yung-Yu Chen, Mu-To Kung, Hui-Chi Tsao, David Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Meng Fei, Chi Kuan Chun, Yueh Hua, Tony Liu, Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien, Philip Kwok, Lo Mang, Wai Pak, Lu Feng, Chen Kuan-Tai, Ching Miao
Genre: Action & Adventure, Action
Produced by Label/Studio: Arrow Video, 1978
Published by: Arrow Films, 23 Oct 2023
Format: Blu-ray / Normal,
Media: 2 disc(s)

Bonus Footage|Commentary: 'The Five Venoms': Simon Abrams (critic)|Documentaries: 'Elegant Trails: David Chiang'; 'Elegant Trails: Ti Lung'; 'Chang Cheh: The Master'|Image Gallery|Interviews: Kong Do (actor); Lo Meng (actor)|Appreciation of Chang Cheh by Tony Rayns (critic/film historian); Alternate opening credits sequences for 'Shaolin Temple'; Alternate opening credits from 'Five Masters of Death' (US version of 'Five Shaolin Masters');|Trailers

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Cover Notes: By the early-1970s, Chang Cheh was already Shaw Brothers' most prolific and well-known director with a plethora of box office hits (including the One-Armed Swordsman franchise) to his name and renowned for discovering the hottest young talents to star in his films. Three of those stars - David Chiang, Ti Lung and Alexander Fu Sheng - all feature in Five Shaolin Masters and Shaolin Temple, two selections from his instant-classic 'Shaolin Temple Cycle', based on the real-life tales of fighters training to face off against the ruthless Qing armies taking over China. A few years later, Chang outdid himself with the formation of the all-powerful posse of kung fu experts known to fans as the Venom Mob, whose talents would be showcased most famously in The Five Venoms and Crippled Avengers. Blood-soaked, brutal, and a marked influence on the 'heroic bloodshed' films by Chang's sometime assistant director John Woo, these four films show one of Shaw's greatest directors working at the height of his talents.

Extras: Bonus Footage|Commentary: 'The Five Venoms': Simon Abrams (critic)|Documentaries: 'Elegant Trails: David Chiang'; 'Elegant Trails: Ti Lung'; 'Chang Cheh: The Master'|Image Gallery|Interviews: Kong Do (actor); Lo Meng (actor)|Appreciation of Chang Cheh by Tony Rayns (critic/film historian); Alternate opening credits sequences for 'Shaolin Temple'; Alternate opening credits from 'Five Masters of Death' (US version of 'Five Shaolin Masters');|Trailers

More Details: High Definition extras tbc

Even More Details: Language(s): Mandarin, English, 'The Five Venoms': Cantonese|Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English|Subtitles: English|Interactive Menu|Screen ratio 1:2.35|Mono, Mono

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