EUREKA BOX SET RELEASE: Horrible History: Four Historical Epics By Chang Cheh
Often described as the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema,” Chang Cheh made nearly a hundred films during a long career with Shaw Brothers, where he directed such landmark films as The One-Armed Swordsman, Five Deadly Venoms and The Heroic Ones. Many of his films drew upon Chinese history for inspiration and were based on real people and events. […]
EUREKA BOX SET RELEASE: Horrible History: Four Historical Epics By Chang Cheh: Four Riders (1972)
Also known as Hellfighters of the East and its VHS-era name Strike 4 Revenge, this Chang Cheh film is odd for the director, his stars David Chiang and Ti Lung, and the Shaw Brothers. It’s shot overseas in Seoul and isn’t a historical epic. It’s as close to modern day as it gets, nearly, being set […]
EUREKA BOX SET RELEASE: Horrible History: Four Historical Epics By Chang Cheh: Boxer Rebellion (1976)
Just read this IMDB synopsis and tell me you don’t want to watch this: “In the year 1900, China was being invaded by an eight-nation alliance (Japan, Russia, England, France, Germany, the United States, Italy and Austria-Hungary). Meanwhile, three martial artists join a xenophobic kung fu cult, with a large following, whose leader claims that […]
EUREKA BOX SET RELEASE: Horrible History: Four Historical Epics By Chang Cheh: The Pirate (1973)
This is the story — well, movie tale — of Cheung Po Tsai, the pirate legend who eventually became a Qing dynasty Navy captain, helping other governments to battle pirates. That’s plenty to do in just 39 years, but the guy lived a life. Played by Ti Lung in this Chang Cheh-directed movie, it seems […]
EUREKA BOX SET RELEASE: Horrible History: Four Historical Epics By Chang Cheh: Marco Polo (1972)
This is also known as Four Assassins, as the story is about a failed assassination attempt on the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan, who sends Marco Polo (Richard Harrison) to kill them! What wild revisionist history! Directed by Chang Cheh, this has Li Xiong-Feng (Sheng Fu), Zhou Xing-Zheng (Kuan-Chun Chi), Huang Zong-Han (Yen-Tsan Tang) and Zu Jianmin […]
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