{"product_id":"magnificent-chang-cheh-the-blu-ray","title":"Magnificent Chang Cheh, The (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp class=\"gmail-p5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ft-4H74Y1-8?si=4Eyj17xxbV-fGCsZ\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"gmail-p5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles Include :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Magnificent Trio  \/ Magnificent Wanderers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"gmail-p5\"\u003eOne of the Shaw Brothers Studio’s most prolific directors, Chang Cheh – or the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema” – is the filmmaker behind\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFive Deadly Venoms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChinatown Kid \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBoxer Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e. Collected here are two films by this maestro of martial arts cinema that showcase his considerable talents at both ends of his career: \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Trio\u003c\/i\u003e, produced when \u003ci\u003ewuxia \u003c\/i\u003efilms ruled the Hong Kong box office in the mid-1960s, and \u003ci\u003eMagnificent Wanderers\u003c\/i\u003e, made at the height of the kung fu craze at the end of the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"gmail-p5\"\u003eIn an early role that pre-dates his star-making turn in Chang’s \u003ci\u003eThe One-Armed Swordsman\u003c\/i\u003e, Jimmy Wang Yu stars in \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Trio \u003c\/i\u003eas swordsman Lu Fang, who – along with fellow warriors Yen Tzu-ching (Lo Lieh) and Huang Liang (Cheng Lui) – lends his martial arts prowess to a group of oppressed farmers when they kidnap the daughter of their local magistrate. Then, in the kung fu comedy \u003ci\u003eMagnificent Wanderers\u003c\/i\u003e, the three nomads Lin Shao You (Fu Sheng), Shi Da Yong (Chi Kuan-chun), and Guan Fei (Li Yi-min) attempt to join Chinese patriots in their struggle against invading Mongol armies with the help of the wealthy Chu Tie Xia (David Chiang).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"gmail-p5\"\u003eFrom straight-faced \u003ci\u003ewuxia pian \u003c\/i\u003eto farcical kung fu comedy, \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Trio \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMagnificent Wanderers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003edisplay the full range of Chang Cheh, a filmmaker who sat in the director’s chair for over three decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70567\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited Edition [2000 copies]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [2000 copies]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1080p HD presentations on Blu-ray from masters supplied by Celestial Pictures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal mono audio tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles, newly translated for this release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English dub - Magnificent Wanderers Only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary on The Magnificent Trio by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist and filmmaker Michael Worth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary on Magnificent Wanderers by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChang Cheh Style – new video essay by Gary Bettinson, editor-in-chief of Asian Cinema journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on Chang Cheh by writer and critic James Oliver [2000 copies]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Eureka Entertainment (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44437666005192,"sku":"EKV70567","price":45.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/magnificentchangchehbd.jpg?v=1739138916","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/magnificent-chang-cheh-the-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}