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Dragon Inn / directed by King Hu.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: CC2925DDVD | The Criterion CollectionLanguage: Chinese Original language: Chinese Subtitle language: English Series: Criterion collectionPublisher: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018]Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781681434827
  • 1681434822
Uniform titles:
  • Long men ke zhan (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Written and directed by King Hu ; produced by L.S. Chang ; director of photography, Hua Huiying ; music, Zhou Lanping.
Cast: Shangkuan Ling-fung, Shih Chun, Bai Ying.Summary: 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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD WORLD DRAGON I Available 33111009921657
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

King Hu's influential Wuxia movie follows Zhao (Ying Bai), a conniving official, as he attempts to wipe out the children of a now-dead political rival. Unfortunately, Zhao's hitmen find that the loyalists are well-trained and won't go down without a fight. ~ Jay Hayward, Rovi

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.

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.

Written and directed by King Hu ; produced by L.S. Chang ; director of photography, Hua Huiying ; music, Zhou Lanping.

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