Movie - Shaw Brothers Presents: Four Films By Chang Cheh

Fakta Directed by Chang Cheh
StarringDavid Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Meng Fei, Chi Kuan Chun, Yueh Hua, Tony Liu, Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien, Philip Kwok, Lo Mang, Wai Pak, Lu Feng, Chen Kuan-Tai, Ching Miao
ContributorsKuang Ni, Yung-Yu Chen, Kung Mu-To, Run Run Shaw, Chang Cheh, Runme Shaw, Mona Fong, Tsao Hui-Chi
Format:Blu-ray
Studio:Arrow Video
Catalogue No:FCD2462
Barcode:5027035026220
Main Language:Mandarin, English
Subtitles:English
Dubbing Language:'The Five Venoms': Cantonese
Region:Region B
Release Date:23 Oct 2023
Originally Issued:1978
No of Discs:2
Weight:150g
Dimensions:136 x 16 x 172 (mm)
Genre:Action
BBFC Cert:(15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Rental/Retail:Retail/Rental
Run Time:440
Sound:Mono
Description
Collection of four Shaw Brothers' martial arts action features directed by Chang Cheh. In 'Five Shaolin Masters' (1974), after Qing soldiers destroy the Shaolin temple, five survivors escape and swear vengeance. As they train hard to improve their skills before they must face their enemy again, they also seek to identify the traitor who betrayed them to the Qing forces.

The prequel, 'Shaolin Temple' (1976), sees new students undergoing training in Shaolin methods while elsewhere, the Qing scheme to destroy them. As a traitor inside the temple begins working with the Qing, thousands of Qing forces arrive to massacre those inside the temple. In 'The Five Venoms' (1978), Yang Tieh (Chiang Sheng) is sent on a mission by his dying master to locate five of his former students and ascertain whether they are using their skills for good or evil.

The Centipede (Lu Feng), The Snake (Wai Pak), The Scorpion (Sun Chien), The Lizard (Philip Kwok) and The Toad (Lo Mang) are each an expert in their own lethal combat style and Yang Tieh must decide who can be trusted to restore the reputation of their clan and who has betrayed its teachings. Finally, 'Crippled Avengers' (1978) sees Hu Ah-kue (Sun Chien), Chen Shuen (Philip Kwok), Wang Yi (Chiang Sheng) and Wei Jia-jie (Lo Mang) travel in search of Master Li Jing Ying (Ching Miao), hoping that he can train them so that they will be able to defeat the cruel and tyrannical Black Tiger Dao Tian-du (Chen Kuan-Tai) and his son Dao Chang (Lu Feng).

Special Features
Interactive Menus
Bonus Footage
Trailers
Interviews: Kong Do (actor); Lo Meng (actor)
Commentary: 'The Five Venoms': Simon Abrams (critic)
Other Documentary: 'Elegant Trails: David Chiang'; 'Elegant Trails: Ti Lung'; 'Chang Cheh: The Master'