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The Fugitive (1972 Film)
''The Fugitive'' (Chinese: 亡命徒) is a Hong Kong films of 1972, 1972 Hong Kong film. Siu and Ma are two bandits who ride from town to town robbing banks and killing anyone who tries to stop them. When a hold up goes wrong, Siu is caught, and soon realizes that Ma has kept the money and isn't coming to rescue him. References External links * 1972 films Hong Kong action films 1970s action films 1970s Mandarin-language films 1970s Hong Kong films {{1970s-action-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheung Chang Chak
Cheung is a Cantonese language, Cantonese romanization of Chinese, romanization of several Chinese surnames, including the one written as in Traditional characters and in Simplified characters (jyutping, Jyutping: Zoeng1; pinyin, Pinyin: ''Zhang (surname), Zhāng''; Wade–Giles: Chang, Vietnamese: Trương), and the one written in both Traditional characters and Simplified characters as (zoeng1). Sometimes, () is also spelled as Cheung instead of Chiang/Jiang due to its Cantonese pronunciation. It is a fairly common American surname, listed 3,672th during the 1990 US Census and 2,069th during the year 2000 US Census.US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service.How Popular Is Your Last Name? Accessed 6 Apr 2012. List of people with the surname ;張 and 张 * Andrew Cheung, Hong Kong judge and jurist * Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer * Cheung Chi Doy, Hong Kong-born footballer who represented Republic of China (Taiwan) * Cheung Chi Wai, Hong Kong-born foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Me Shaw
Runme Shaw, K.St.J (; 1 January 1901 – 2 March 1985) was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw, together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to life the movie industry in Asia, especially the Southeast Asian region. Runme Shaw was also a philanthropist who started the Shaw Foundation, a charitable organisation. In addition, Runme was the chairman and president of several government boards, and a patron of many organisations. As a result, Runme won many local and foreign awards for his philanthropic work and contribution to the movie industry in Southeast Asia. Early life and education Runme Shaw was the third of six sons of Shanghainese textile merchant, Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1866–1921). A native of Zhenhai in China, Shaw Yuh Hsuen married Wang Shun Xiang (1871–1939), and had a total of 10 children, three of whom died at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuang Ni
Ni Cong (30 May 1935 – 3 July 2022), courtesy name Yiming, better known by his pen name Ni Kuang (also romanised Ngai Hong, I Kuang and Yi Kuang), was a Hong Kong-American novelist and screenwriter. He wrote over 300 Chinese-language ''wuxia'' and science fiction novels, and more than 400 film scripts. Life Ni was born on 30 May 1935, in Shanghai, to a family of intellectuals. He was the fourth child out of seven, and one of his younger siblings is novelist Yi Shu. His parents, who worked as insurance agents, left Shanghai for British Hong Kong in 1950 with his three younger siblings, although Ni and his three older siblings remained in Mainland China. In 1951, at the age of 16, he joined the People's Liberation Army, and was employed as a security officer by Jiangsu provincial public security department in 1952 after receiving training at East China People's Revolution University. In 1955, he volunteered to be assigned to Jalaid Banner, a region in Hulun Buir, In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo Lieh
Wang Lap Tat (June 29, 1939 – November 2, 2002), better known by his stage name Lo Lieh, was an Indonesian-born Hong Kong film actor and martial artist. Lo was perhaps best known as Chao Chih-Hao in the 1972 martial arts film '' King Boxer'' (a.k.a. ''Five Fingers of Death''), Priest Pai Mei in '' Executioners from Shaolin'' and ''Clan of the White Lotus'', Miyamoto in the 1977 film ''Fist of Fury II'', and General Tien Ta in the 1978 film '' The 36th Chamber of Shaolin''. Early life Lo Born in Pematangsiantar on June 29, 1939, spent his early life in Indonesia and then his parents sent him back to China and attended acting school in Hong Kong, he began his martial arts training in 1962 and joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in the same year and went on to become one of the most famous actors in Hong Kong martial arts and kung fu films in the late 1960s and 1970s. Acting In 1970 Lo played Kao Hsia in the film '' Brothers Five'', alongside Cheng Pei-pei, and co-starred with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ku Feng
Chan Sze-man (born 3 July 1930), better known by his stage name Ku Feng, is a Hong Kong actor. Background He studied in Beijing, and has appeared in hundreds of films, many of which were produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh .... Filmography Film Television series References External linksGuk Fengat TigerCinema.comat LoveHKFilm.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ku, Feng 1930 births TVB actors Hong Kong male film actors Living people Hong Kong male television actors Male actors from Shanghai 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors 20th-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chinese male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Shek
Dean Shek (17 June 1949 – 20 September 2021), also known as Dean Shek Tin, was a Hong Kong film actor and producer with over 72 film credits to his name. Shek was perhaps best known as Professor Kai-hsien in the 1978 film ''Drunken Master'', Lung Sei in the 1987 film ''A Better Tomorrow II'', and Snooker in the 1990 film '' The Dragon from Russia''. Early life With ancestral roots from Tianjin, China, Shek was born as Lau Wai-sing on 17 June 1949, Beijing, before moving to Hong Kong at the age of 3. There, he attended the Shung Tak Catholic English College before studying filmmaking, acting and voice acting at Shaw Brothers Studio's actors training program in 1968. Career Acting Shek began his career as a contracted actor at Shaw Brothers Studio in 1968, making his first brief appearance in the film ''Twin Blades of Doom'' (1969). He received more substantial roles at Shaws, in musicals such as ''The Singing Killer'', romantic films including ''A Time For Love'' (1970), come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicorn Chan
Unicorn Chan (1940 – 1987) was a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, stuntman and one of Bruce Lee's best friends since childhood. He acted in many films during childhood including ''The Birth of Mankind'' (1946) in which Bruce Lee starred. Background After Lee left for the States, Chan acted in Hong Kong films in supporting and minor roles. After Lee returned to Hong Kong, Chan was cast in ''Fist of Fury'' (1972) and ''Way of the Dragon'' (1972). Unicorn Chan died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 31 March 1987 from a car crash. He was portrayed by Jin Au-Yeung in ''Bruce Lee, My Brother'' (2010) which is based on Bruce Lee's early life. Filmography Films This is a partial list of films. * 1946 ''The Birth of Mankind'' * 1951 ''Emei fei xia wu chuang feng huo dao'' * 1951 ''Hua Mu Lan'' * ''Fu zhi guo'' (1951) - Juvenile * ''Fo qian deng zhao zhuang yuan hong'' (1953) * ''Bai gu li hun zhen xia ji'' (1964) - Cat man * 1964 ''North meets South'' * 1965 ''Bao lian deng'' * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreographer for other actors such as Jackie Chan. Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the vampire-like jiangshi genre. He is widely credited with assisting many of his compatriots, giving them their starts in the Hong Kong film industry, by casting them in the films he produced, or giving them roles in the production crew. Both Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan were often addressed as "Dai Goh”, meaning Big Brother, until the filming of '' Project A'', which featured both actors. As Hung was the eldest of the kung fu "brothers", and the first to make a mark on the industry, he was given the nickname “Dai Goh Dai", meaning, Big, Big Brother, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shanghai, and established a film distribution base in Singapore, where Runme and their youngest brother, Run Run Shaw, managed the precursor to the parent company, Shaw Organisation. Runme and Run Run took over the film production business of its Hong Kong-based sister company, Shaw & Sons Ltd, and in 1958 a new company, "Shaw Brothers," was set up. In the 1960s, Shaw Brothers established what was once the largest privately owned studio in the world, Movietown. The company's most famous works include ''The Love Eterne'', '' The One-Armed Swordsman'', ''Come Drink with Me'', '' King Boxer'', '' Executioners from Shaolin'', ''Five Deadly Venoms'', and '' The 36th Chamber of Shaolin''. Over the years the film company produced around 1,000 films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Films Of 1972
This article provides a list of films produced in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ... in 1972:. 1972 References External links IMDB list of Hong Kong films* Hong Kong films of 1972 aHKcinemamagic.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Kong Films Of 1972 1972 Lists of 1972 films by country or language 1972 in Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Films
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :'' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :''The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :'' The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 Wide-release movies United States unless stated January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1972 United States unless stated # *'' The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (Hong Kong historical drama martial arts film) *''1776'', starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, John Cullum, Ken Howard, Blyth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Action Films
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. Action films from Hong Kong have roots in Chinese culture, Chinese and Culture of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cultures including Chinese opera, storytelling and aesthetic traditions, which Hong Kong filmmakers combined with elements from Cinema of the United States, Hollywood and Japanese cinema along with new action choreography and filmmaking techniques, to create a culturally distinctive form that went on to have wide transcultural appeal. In turn, Hollywood action films have been heavily influenced by Hong Kong Film genre, genre conventions, from the 1970s onwards. The first Hong Kong action films favoured the ''wuxia'' style, emphasizing mysticism and swordplay, but this trend was politically suppressed in the 1930s and replaced by kung fu films that depicted more down-to-earth unarmed martial arts, often featuring folk heroes such as Wong Fei Hung. Post-war cultural upheavals led to a seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
