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Content Advisory: Violence Movie Release: 1976 DVD Release: 11/14/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: Mandarin Subtitles: English, Japanese SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Tai Seng Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Action, Martial Arts, Costume Adventure See Also: Hand of Death, The Hand of Death

The Chinese Manchus were a northern tribal people who conquered the country and formed the last Imperial dynasty. Most Chinese considered the Manchus to be foreigners. Many patriotic Chinese formed themselves into secret groups and sought martial-arts training at the anti-Imperial Shaolin temple. In this movie, Shih, a former student at the Shaolin temple who has defected to the Manchus, leads in the effort to suppress that temple and the martial arts which came from it. The abbot of that temple is forced to hunt down the renegade monk Shih. He finds unexpected allies on the road. The film was directed by Wu Yu Sen, who later became better known to Western audiences as John Woo. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Tan Tao Liang
James Tien

John Woo directs Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung in the action film Hand of Death, which comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The Mandarin soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, Japanese, and Chinese subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This Tai Seng title is highly recommended to Asian action film enthusiasts. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide