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 3 X Kung Fu - DVD20  (Marco Polo (The 4 Assassins) - The New Shaolin Boxers -  Five Shaolin Masters)

Marco Polo (The 4 Assassins) 

Hong Kong  (1975)
Martial arts 

Director : Chang Che 
Cast :Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan Chun,Gordon Liu, Leung Kar Yan, Johnny Wang, Si Si, Phillip Kwok, Richard Harrison, Shut Ma 

"The Four Assassins" (aka "Marco Polo", 1975) is that rare Hong Kong kung fu film which features a westerner in a pivotal, heroic role. Set at the time of Italian explorer Marco Polo s historic expedition to China ,during the reign of Monogol ruler Kublai Khan, it stars American actor Richard Harrison as Polo. Taking considerable liberties with the historic record, the film has Polo turning up as an Imperial Inspector assigned to root out Chinese rebles in the south, but eventually being won over to their cause. As such, it relies on the formula commonly used in kung fu films to depict a much later period of conflict, that of Qingera Manchu conquerors vs. Ming loyalists.

Audio .........:Mandarin
Subtitles......:English
Runningtime....:103 Min  (approx)

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The New Shaolin Boxers  

Hong Kong  (1976)
Martial arts 

Director : Chang Che                  
Cast :Alexander Fu Sheng, Leung Kar Yan, Johnny Wang (Lung Wei), Jenny Tseng, Wang Lung Wei, Phillip Kwok

Alexander Fu Sheng stars as an eager kung fu student who insists on intervening when townspeople are bullied by the town bosses and their hired thugs. For his own good, he is sent away by his teacher to a mountain temple where he learns new techniques from a venerated kung fu master. When Fu Sheng returns to town, his original teacher has been killed and the gang is trying to force a female friend of his into prostitution. He then goes into action against the town bosses, played by kung fu greats Wang Lung Weiand Leung Kar Yan (who worked together as villains in numerous Shaw Brothers films).

Audio.........:Mandarin
Subtitles.....:English
Runningtime...:100 Min  (approx)

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 Five Shaolin Masters  

Hong Kong  (1974)
Martial arts

Director : Chang Che             
Cast : David Chiang, Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan Chun, Mang Fei, Johnny Wang (Lung Wei), Bruce Tong, Gordon Liu


Fans thought that Chang Cheh couldn't out-do his previous star-making box office hits, but once this landmark saga hit the screen, they had to raise their expectations once again. The story was simplicity itself: Shaolin renegades fight against their Manchu oppressors and traitorous collaborators. But the finest martial arts actors, led by revered choreographers Liu Chia-Liang (Lau Kar Leung) and his brother Liu Chia-Yung (Lau Kar Wing), created emotionally involving action sequences of unparalleled effect.

Audio.........:English (dubbed)
Subtitles.....:No
Runningtime...:105 Min (approx)


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