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KING BOXER (1972) (Canada)
aka FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH
Chinese: 小拳王
DVD: June 19, 2007
List Price: $19.99
Publisher: dragondynasty.com
Description
Better known in the United States as Five Fingers of Death, this
spectacular mix of martial arts action and Western-style melodrama from
the legendary Shaw Brothers Studios helped to light the fuse for the
kung fu movie explosion in the early '70s. Indonesian actor Lo Lieh is
the young acolyte caught up in a struggle between rival martial arts
schools; after one villainous outfit murders several of Lieh's
classmates with the help of hired killers, he trains to develop the
invincible "Iron Palm" technique and defeat the opposing school. Korean
director Chang-hwa Jeong delivers stunning (and very violent) action set
pieces (set to a dizzying array of American library music cues, most
notably Quincy Jones' theme to Ironside) but also manages to
create a compelling and dramatic sub-story about loyalty and honor. The
result is a martial arts film that can be enjoyed by viewers who aren't
fanatical about the genre and diehard kung fu heads alike. The
widescreen DVD (which surpasses all previous VHS and DVD versions of the
film) includes an interesting commentary track by Quentin Tarantino
(who aided Dragon Dynasty in assembling its Shaw Brothers library) and
critics Elvis Mitchell and David Chute, who discuss King Boxer's
appeal and thematic similarities to Hollywood product; Chute is also
featured with critic Andy Klein in one of three short supplements about
the film's production and history, with director Jeong and martial arts
choreographer Liu Chia-Liang taking center stage for the others. - Paul Gaita
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Product Details
- Actors: Lo Lieh, Tien Feng
- Directors: Cheng Chang Ho
- Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: Chinese, English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: R (Restricted)
- Studio: Weinstein Company
- DVD Release Date: June 19, 2007
- Run Time: 104 minutes
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