Dragon Inn /
Dragon Inn /
directed by King Hu.
- 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- The Criterion collection .
- Criterion collection. .
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967. Wide screen (2.35:1). Special features: new interview with actor Shangkuan Ling-fung; interview from 2016 with actor Shih Chun; scene analysis by author and New York Asian Film Festival cofounder Grady Hendrix; newsreel footage of the film's 1967 premiere in Taipei, Taiwain; trailer.
Written and directed by King Hu ; produced by L.S. Chang ; director of photography, Hua Huiying ; music, Zhou Lanping. Written and directed by King Hu ; produced by L.S. Chang ; director of photography, Hua Huiying ; music, Zhou Lanping.
Shangkuan Ling-fung, Shih Chun, Bai Ying.
After having the emperor's minister of defense executed, a power-grabbing eunuch sends assassins to trail the victim's children to a remote point on the northern Chinese border. But that bloodthirsty mission is confounded by a mysterious group of fighters who arrive on the scene, intent on delivering justice and defending the innocent.
Not rated.
DVD, wide screen; mono.
Mandarin dialogue (2.35:1); English subtitles.
9781681434827 1681434822
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CC2925DDVD The Criterion Collection
Eunuchs--History--China--Drama.
Martial arts--Drama.
Assassination--China--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912--Drama.
Feature films.
Martial arts films.
Action and adventure films.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967. Wide screen (2.35:1). Special features: new interview with actor Shangkuan Ling-fung; interview from 2016 with actor Shih Chun; scene analysis by author and New York Asian Film Festival cofounder Grady Hendrix; newsreel footage of the film's 1967 premiere in Taipei, Taiwain; trailer.
Written and directed by King Hu ; produced by L.S. Chang ; director of photography, Hua Huiying ; music, Zhou Lanping. Written and directed by King Hu ; produced by L.S. Chang ; director of photography, Hua Huiying ; music, Zhou Lanping.
Shangkuan Ling-fung, Shih Chun, Bai Ying.
After having the emperor's minister of defense executed, a power-grabbing eunuch sends assassins to trail the victim's children to a remote point on the northern Chinese border. But that bloodthirsty mission is confounded by a mysterious group of fighters who arrive on the scene, intent on delivering justice and defending the innocent.
Not rated.
DVD, wide screen; mono.
Mandarin dialogue (2.35:1); English subtitles.
9781681434827 1681434822
715515218412 00715515218412 gtin-14
CC2925DDVD The Criterion Collection
Eunuchs--History--China--Drama.
Martial arts--Drama.
Assassination--China--Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912--Drama.
Feature films.
Martial arts films.
Action and adventure films.