{"product_id":"horrible-history-four-historical-epics-by-chang-cheh-limited-edition-blu-ray","title":"Horrible History: Four Historical Epics By Chang Cheh (Limited Edition BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BevqulOoldc?si=AgTUaduTa2sttwpb\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften described as the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema,”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChang Cheh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emade nearly a hundred films during a long and storied career spent at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaw Brothers Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e, where he directed such landmark films as \u003cem\u003eThe One-Armed Swordsman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFive Deadly Venoms \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Heroic Ones\u003c\/em\u003e. Many of his films drew upon Chinese history for inspiration – and many of them were based on real people and events.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEureka Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresents four of his best historical epics in this limited-edition set: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarco Polo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pirate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoxer Rebellion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFour Riders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMarco Polo\u003c\/em\u003e, the eponymous Venetian explorer (\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e) becomes embroiled in a battle between the Mongol Empire and Chinese rebels in the thirteenth century. In \u003cem\u003eThe Pirate\u003c\/em\u003e, the infamous nineteenth-century raider Cheung Po Tsai (\u003cstrong\u003eTi Lung\u003c\/strong\u003e) must evade agents of the Imperial Court while attempting to aid the downtrodden residents of a coastal village. In \u003cem\u003eBoxer Rebellion\u003c\/em\u003e, a group of Chinese patriots use kung fu to protect their nation against invading forces at the turn of the twentieth century. Finally, in \u003cem\u003eFour Riders\u003c\/em\u003e, a Chinese veteran of the Korean War enlists three comrades to help him escape the South Korean Military Police Command after he is falsely accused of murdering an American soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarco Polo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pirate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoxer Rebellion \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFour Riders \u003c\/em\u003eare all fascinating examples of the rewriting of history common in popular genre cinema, directed with aplomb by a veteran of Shaw Brothers in Chang Cheh – one of the most celebrated and prolific filmmakers in Hong Kong. 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