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The Shaw Brothers collection of Hong Kong films on DVD distributed by Celestial Pictures.
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Title:
The Shaw Brothers collection of Hong Kong films on DVD distributed by Celestial Pictures ([In Cantonese or Mandarin, subtitled in English].)Celestial Shaw Brothers Film Library ([In Cantonese or Mandarin, subtitled in English].)
Creator/Contributor:
Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Li, Hanxiang.Creator/Contributor:
Tao, Qin, 1915-1969Creator/Contributor:
Yan, Jun, 1917-1980Creator/Contributor:
Luo, Zhen, 1923-2003Creator/Contributor:
Luo, Wei, 1918-1996Creator/Contributor:
He, Menghua, 1929-Creator/Contributor:
Yue, Feng, 1910-1999Creator/Contributor:
Kao, Li, 1924-Creator/Contributor:
Zhang, Che, 1923-2002Creator/Contributor:
Pan, Lei, 1926-Creator/Contributor:
Inoue, Umetsugu, 1923-2010Creator/Contributor:
Cheng, Gang, 1924-Creator/Contributor:
Sun, Zhong.Creator/Contributor:
Gui, Zhihong, 1937-1999Creator/Contributor:
Bao, Xueli.Creator/Contributor:
Chu, Yuan, 1934-Creator/Contributor:
Tian ying yu le you xian gong siAbstract:
This collection of Hong Kong films distributed on DVD by Celestial Pictures between 2002-2007 were originally produced and
released in theaters by the Shaw Brothers between 1956 and 1997. The collection represents all genres: from kung fu and martial-arts
to romantic comedies, from historical epics to docu-realistic dramas, from horror fantasies to enchanting musicals, Huangmei
opera, and from sumptuous period dramas to sensual adult-themed films. Titles include: Kingdom and the beauty 江山美人(1959),
Come drink with me 大醉俠 (1966), The silent swordsman 儒俠 (1967). Directors represented include: Li Han-hsiang 李翰祥 (1926-1996),
Doe Chin 陶秦 (1915-1969), Yen Chun 嚴俊 (1917-1980), Lo Chen 羅臻 (1923-2003), Lo Wei 羅維 (1918-1996), Ho Meng-hua 何夢華 (1929-),
Yueh Fung 岳楓 (1910-1999), Kao Li 高立 (1924-), Chang Cheh 張徹 (1923-2002), Pan Lei 潘 (1927-), Cheng Kang 程剛 (1924-), Inoue Umetsugu
井上梅次 (1923-), Sun Chung 孫仲 (1941-), Kuei Chih-hung 桂治洪 (1937-1999), Pao Hsueh-li 鮑學禮 (1937-), Chu Yuan 楚原 (1934-), among others.
Date:
between 1956 and 1997 (issued)Note:
APPOINTMENT REQUIRED FOR VIEWING MATERIALS ONSITE. Inquire at the Archive Research and Study Center for further information
(email: arsc@ucla.edu).
DVDs have been encoded for Region 3: Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong.
Founded in 1958, the Shaw Brothers Studio under the leadership of its Executive Chairman, Sir Run Run Shaw (1907-), created
a synergy of innovation, ample capital, and a richness of creative talent both in front of and behind the camera. The Shaw
Brothers rocketed Hong Kong into the foremost production center of Chinese-language films in Asia. An avid lover of the cinema,
Sir Run Run Shaw began making films in Southeast Asia with his elder brother, Runme Shaw (1901-1985), before the age of 20.
Under the demanding standards put forth by Sir Run Run, the films produced by or in association with the Shaw Brothers consistently
maintained top-quality production standards, where they not only topped the box office, but also received countless awards
in major film festivals all over the world. By 2000, after much deliberation, Shaw entered into a conditional agreement to
sell its entire film library to Hong Kong based Celestial Pictures for HK$600 million (US$84 million) along with all video,
re-make, sequel, and theatrical production rights. The ambitious plan is to release the films on a new Chinese-language satellite
TV arm to be launched worldwide, as well as on DVD and even theatrically. Over a three year period, the films were painstakingly
restored from their original negatives and digitally remastered by Celestial. On December 12, 2002, the first ten including
Kingdom and the beauty 江山美人(1959) were released on VCD and DVD in stores all over Southeast Asia. Prior to this time, few
titles from the Shaw Brothers film archive had previously appeared in any electronic multi-media form since their original
cinema release.
Copyright to the Shaw Brothers film library has been assigned to Celestial Pictures.
Inventory list of individual titles available. Inquire at the Archive Research and Study Center or refer to the online .pdf
version cited in this record.
Index for the entire Shaw Brothers film library with title, release date, producer, director, scriptwriter, cast members,
etc. is published in: The Shaw screen : a preliminary study / [editor, Wong Ain-ling]. Hong Kong : Hong Kong Film Archive,
2003.
521 DVDs (Region 3). Gift; Celestial Pictures; January 2008.
Type:
motion pictureOperas, Chinese.
Martial arts films and programs.
Horror films and programs.
Comedies.
Musicals.
Historical re-creations.
Erotica.
Hong Kong films.
Chinese films.
Physical Description:
521 DVDs (Region 3).
Language:
Chinese
Identifier:
http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/pdfs/shaw_brothers_film.pdf
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Publisher:
China unknown place Hong Kong unknown place Hong Kong : Shaw Brothers Celestial PicturesCopyright Note:
APPOINTMENT REQUIRED FOR VIEWING MATERIALS ONSITE. Inquire at the Archive Research and Study Center for further information
(email: arsc@ucla.edu).
Copyright to the Shaw Brothers film library has been assigned to Celestial Pictures.