Rent The Daredevils / Ode to Gallantry (1982)
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3h 3min
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- Synopsis:
During his long and industrious career, the "Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema" Chang Cheh made several films with the celebrated "Venom Mob", a group of skilled martial arts performers - including Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Philip Kwok, Sun Chien, Lo Mang, and Wai Pak - who rose to fame as the stars of his own 'Five Deadly Venoms'. Here, Eureka Classics presents two of the Venom Mob's best: 'The Daredevils' (1979) and 'Ode to Gallantry' (1982). Set in Republic-era China, 'The Daredevils' follows Yang Da-ying (Lo Mang) as he sets out to avenge his father, a military commander who was murdered in cold blood by Han Pei-chang (Wong Lik), a thief-turned-soldier who killed Yang's father - along with the rest of his family-to take control of his estate and his army. With the help of his friends Chen Feng (Chiang Sheng), Fu Quan-yi (Lu Feng), and Xin-chang (Sun Chien), he sets out for justice. Then, in 'Ode to Gallantry', a lost drifter named "Mongrel" (Philip Kwok) is continually drawn into an intense struggle between several warring martial arts clans after he stumbles across the Black Iron Token, which entitles the owner to have any wish granted by Xie Yan-ke (Wong Lik), a brutal kung fu master. After forming in 1978 for 'Five Deadly Venoms', the Venom Mob made over a dozen films with Chang Cheh that featured at least three of their number in starring roles. Filled with thrilling action set-pieces courtesy of some of the most talented martial artists to emerge in the 1970s, 'The Daredevils' and 'Ode to Gallantry' are two of the finest among them. Eureka Classics is proud to present this duo of collaborations between Chang Cheh and the Venom Mob. - Actors:
- Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Feng Lu, Sheng Chiang, Chien Sun, Li Wang, Meng Lo, Shen Chan, Chih-Lu Chen, Hui-Chi Chen, Hung Chen, Wu-Lung Chen, Chok Chow Cheung, Kin Ping Chow, Yue Fong, Ming Fung, Kwok Wing Ha, Kwok Wing Ha, Yu Hsiao, Yu Lung Hsiao, Kung-Wu Huang
- Directors:
- Cheh Chang
- Producers:
- Run Run Shaw, Mona Fong
- Writers:
- Cheh Chang, Kuang Ni, Louis Cha
- Aka:
- Shaolin Daredevils / Za ji wang ming dui / Daredevils of Kung Fu / Venom Warriors / (Xia ke hang / Hap hak hang)
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
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- Release Date:
- 24/03/2025
- Run Time:
- 190 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dubbed LPCM Mono, Mandarin LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentaries on both films by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist and filmmaker Michael Worth
- New audio commentaries on both films by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Deadly Venoms - new interview with Hong Kong cinema scholar Wayne Wong on the Venom Mob
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