Triple Threat: Three Films with Sammo Hung

Three-disc set includes: The Manchu Boxer (Qi Sheng Quan Wang) (1974)Having known a wanderer's life after having killed a man in combat, Ku Ju Chang (Tony Liu) sought to settle down in a quiet town. When the village is chosen as the site of a martial arts tournament-and sinister warrior Chin (Kim Ki-Joo) seeks to permanently take out the competition-Ku enters the contest to see justice done. Two-fisted Golden Harvest opus also stars Sammo Hung, Wilson Tong, Kim Ki Ju, and Wu Ma (who directed). 82 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Paper Marriage (Guo Bu Xin Lang) (1988)In Los Angeles, washed-up, deep-in-hock boxer Bo Chin (Sammo Hung) needed cash fast-and he thought he'd get it through a sham wedding to green card-seeking immigrant Jade Lee (Maggie Cheung). Conned out of the money as soon as vows were exchanged, the duo might find something real brewing as they scheme for survival. Agreeable, shot-in-Canada romantic farce from Golden Harvest co-stars Billy Chow, Joyce Godenzi, Dick Wei, and Alfred Cheung (who directed). 94 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Shanghai Shanghai (Luan Shi Er Nv) (1990)In the 1930s, the battle-skilled Little Tiger (Yuen Biao) made his way to Shanghai to stay with his cop older brother (George Lam). The newcomer's way with his fists, though, garners the attention of the big town's unsavory types... and he may become inadvertently involved with an audacious heist. Stylish period actioner also stars Sammo Hung, Anita Mui; Teddy Robin Kwan directs. 87 min. In Cantonese with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtracks: Cantonese, English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailers.

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