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Cinema of Vengeance

Label
Cinema of Vengeance
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Cinema of Vengeance
Oclc number
985043934
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Originally produced by All Channel Films in 1993
Runtime
89
Summary
"Cinema of Vengeance" is an in-depth documentary of the Hong Kong film action industry. Covering broad eras from the early black & white Chinese adventure pictures, to the first real kung fu films:, the golden days of the Shaw Bros. and Golden Harvest studios, the heyday of Bruce Lee, the gangster-influenced era, and finishing out on the time of John Woo's growing international appeal. The movie features a number of exclusive interviews of the more notable names in Eastern martial arts films - Sammo Hung, Bruce Lee, Gordon Liu, Lau Kar Leung, Ti Lung, John Woo, and too many others to mention. Also lesser-known support players like Sophia Crawford and Yukari Oshima, and even Western stars including Don Wilson and Gary Daniels. It's the greatest documentary in 'history'
Technique
live action
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