Blu-ray release: ‘Horrible History’
By Phil Mills | Oct 24, 2024
Eureka Entertainment are bringing a collection of four Hong Kong historical epics directed by Chang Cheh to US and UK Blu-ray on December 9/10, 2024.
Often described as the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema,” Chang Cheh made nearly a hundred films during a long and storied career spent at the Shaw Brothers Studio, where he directed such landmark films as ‘One-Armed Swordsman’, ‘Five Deadly Venoms’ and ‘The Heroic Ones’. Many of his films drew upon Chinese history for inspiration – and many of them were based on real people and events. This limited-edition set includes four of his best historical epics: ‘Marco Polo’ (馬哥波羅), ‘The Pirate’ (大海盜), ‘Boxer Rebellion’ (八國聯軍) and ‘Four Riders’ (四騎士).
In ‘Marco Polo’, the eponymous Venetian explorer (Richard Harrison) becomes embroiled in a battle between the Mongol Empire and Chinese rebels in the thirteenth century. In ‘The Pirate’, the infamous nineteenth-century raider Cheung Po Tsai (Ti Lung) must evade agents of the Imperial Court while attempting to aid the downtrodden residents of a coastal village. In ‘Boxer Rebellion’, a group of Chinese patriots use kung fu to protect their nation against invading forces at the turn of the twentieth century. Finally, in ‘Four Riders’, 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.
Features:
• Limited edition of 2000 copies
• 1080p HD presentations on Blu-ray
• Original mono audio tracks
• Newly translated optional English subtitles
• Two new commentaries by Frank Djeng and Michael Worth
• Two new commentaries by Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• National Defence – A new interview with Wayne Wong
• Rewriting History – A new video essay by Jonathan Clements
• Limited edition O-Card slipcase
• Limited edition collector’s booklet
‘Horrible History’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
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