Rent Exact Revenge (1972)
3.1 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
Revenge is and has always been one of the most popular and prolific themes in Hong Kong cinema, from classic wuxia epics to kung fu movies and heroic bloodshed films. During the 1970s, Shaw Brothers Studio was the largest production company operating in Hong Kong and the king of the vengeance tale. Presented here are two of the studio's most interesting and underrated takes on the revenge story: The Eunuch and The Deadly Knives (or Fists of Vengeance). A wuxia pian written by the legendary Lo Wei (Fist of Fury) and directed by Teddy Yip (The Black Tavern), The Eunuch begins as the eponymous eunuch Gui De-ha i (Pai Ying, The Valiant Ones) survives an attempt on his life ordered by the Emperor (Lo Wei himself). After killing the Emperor and his family in cold blood, Gui notices that the Prince is missing - and sets out to complete his revenge mission. The Eunuch and The Deadly Knivesvwe made just as the wrofilm was giving way to the kung fu movie in the wake of Bruce Lee's international success, and provide a fascinating insight into how the theme of revenge was retooled as one genre superseded another. - Actors:
- Li Ching, Yun Ling, Lily Li, Kwok Kuen Chan, Shen Chan, Hsi Chang, Chiang Chen, Feng Chen Chen, Yanyan Chen, Chok Chow Cheung, Shao-Lin Chiang, Kang Chin, Miao Ching, Yao Ko Chu, Chun Chin, Chun Fai Lau, Feng Erh, Han Ling, Hsieh-Su Fung, Chia Chi Hu
- Directors:
- Il-Ho Jang
- Producers:
- Runme Shaw
- Writers:
- Kuo-Heng Chung
- Aka:
- The Eunuch (Gui tai jian) / The Deadly Knives (or Fists of Vengeance / Luo ye fei dao)
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/06/2025
- Run Time:
- 98 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 commentary on The Eunuch by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema New audio commentary on The Deadly Knives by Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Falling Leaves, Flying Daggers- new video essay by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of China
- New essay on The Deadly Knives by East Asian cinema expert Camille Zaurin
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