Blu-ray release: ‘Super Spies and Secret Lies’
By Phil Mills | Oct 2, 2024
Eureka Entertainment are bringing three undercover classics from Shaw Brothers to US and UK Blu-ray on November 18/19, 2024.
Following the enormous international success of ‘Dr No’ and ‘From Russia with Love’, Bondmania swept the globe and initiated a cycle of Bondsploitation movies. Studios all over the world sought to capitalise on James Bond and the concept of the super-spy – including Hong Kong’s venerable Shaw Brothers, who began producing tales of intrigue, espionage, and grand theft in the mid-1960s. Eureka Classics will release three of their best in this special-edition set: ‘The Golden Buddha’ (金菩薩), ‘Angel with the Iron Fists’ (鐵觀音) and ‘The Singing Thief’ (大盜歌王).
In ‘The Golden Buddha’, businessman Paul (Paul Chang Chung) finds himself in the crosshairs of the Skeleton Gang after he picks up the wrong briefcase on a flight to Singapore – one containing a small golden Buddha that might just play a part in a vast criminal conspiracy. In ‘Angel with the Iron Fists’, a mysterious woman (Lily Ho Li-Li) arrives in Hong Kong carrying a cache of stolen diamonds and quickly becomes embroiled with the infamous Devil Girl’s Gang. Finally, in ‘The Singing Thief’, a master cat burglar (Jimmy Lin Chong) makes the decision to go straight and pursue a new career as a singer – that is, at least, until he becomes a suspect in a series of jewel heists.
Directed by studio regulars Lo Wei and Chang Cheh, ‘The Golden Buddha’, ‘Angel with the Iron Fists’ and ‘The Singing Thief’ filter a craze for films centred on super-spies and master criminals through the inimitable style of the Shaw Brothers Studio. All three films are presented on Blu-ray for the first time from HD masters supplied by Celestial Pictures.
Features:
• Limited edition of 2000 copies only
• 1080p HD presentations from masters supplied by Celestial Pictures
• Original mono audio tracks
• Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
• New audio commentaries by Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• International Super Spies – A new interview with Llewella Chapman
• A new interview with Wayne Wong
• Reversible sleeve featuring individual sleeve artwork for each film
• Original trailers
• Limited edition O-Card slipcase
• Limited edition collector’s booklet
‘Super Spies and Secret Lies’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
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