Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She really was blue-blood from the beginning with her father, a wealthy English banker, and her mother, a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother w...
June1941,Germany concentrated a hundred and ninety the troops, They inbreaked Soviet Russia by lightning flash military. Soviet Russia were not ready, They were fail in the early of war, Germany arrived Moscow. Russian and Russian Red Arny were led ...
WhenRuby(Sobieski)and Rhett's(Morgan) parents anre killed in a car accident. their crefreeteenge lives are suddenly shatter Moving to and incrdible house in Malibu with the Glasses-old friends of the family-seems to be the begining of a new life f...
Peck was born in La Jolla, California. His father was a druggist in San Diego. His parents divorced when he was five years old. An only child, he was sent to live with his grandmother. He never felt he had a stable childhood. His fond memories are of...
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born 14 July 1918, son of a priest. The film and TV-series, Goda viljan, Den (1992) is biographical and shows the early marriage of his parents. The film 'Söndagsbarn' depicts a bicycle journey with his father. In the TV...
Archibald Alec Leach was born in Horfield, Bristol, England in 1904. He attended Bishop Road Primary School. An only child, he had a confused and unhappy childhood. His mother Elsie was placed by his father in a mental institution when Archie was ten...
William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was an Academy Award-winning motion picture director. He was known to require tens of takes for every shot in his films and for demanding control over the story, location and crew of each production, yet ...
In 1933, the bold and successful filmmaker Carl Denham travels by ship with a large crew, his friend Jack Driscoll and the starlet Ann Darrow to an unknown island to shoot a movie. The local natives worship a huge gorilla called Kong and they abduct ...
This delightfully dated Hong Kong martial arts film from Shaw Brothers Studios stalwart Chang Cheh is a visual feast for fans of polyester, funky music, and bad haircuts. The main reason for less camp-oriented genre devotees to watch is another outst...
This classic seductive tale of two snakes who assume human form will send chills of pleasure down viewers' backs. The lovely Linda Lin Dai plays the serpent Pak Su-cheng who marries a mortal man - with dire consequences 传说发生在宋朝时的杭州、苏...
Two of Hong Kong's finest stars are undoubtedly Maggie Cheung Man-yuk and Jacky Cheung. Their versatility and ability in virtually any genre in unparalleled, so when the two appear in the same film together, it is cause for celebration. Now, combine ...
Renowned director Li Han-hsiang and superstar Linda Lin Dai surpaass themselves with this beautiful filmed and sensitively told opera adaptation, which won the Best Picture Awad at the prestigious Asian Film Festival.
由一代影星林黛及赵雷主演,李...
Following the director and star's landmark successes Boxer of Shantung and Man of Iron, came this powerful, exciting tale of a patriot committed to ending the corruption of the Ching rulers. 清未民初,一个目不识丁的草莽英雄,大刀王五原为京城镖师�...
The movie's plot (or what passes for one) revolves around Sheng (Alexander Fu Sheng), a swinging lothario with an incorrigible "love 'em and leave 'em" attitude. As smooth as Sheng pretends to be, he's no match for his nemesis Valentine (Patrick Tse)...
The Huangmei Opera folk opera was once the most popular trend in Mandarin musicals. This is not only the last great one and 1969's number 4 hit, but perhaps the most memorable re-telling of one of China's most popular romances 香港长城电影制片有限公�...
Respected actor Wang Chung (who, it is rumored, was the source for the 1980's new wave rock group of the same name) wrote, directed, and starred in this C.I.D. vs. drug smugglers thriller. Danny Lee is the film's planner as well as co-star. Also doin...
It's round two between Clever Chen and Tricky Ching in this sequel to Carry On Con Men is even more hilarious than the original and plays more like a Monty Python sketch. 此片为《扭计祖宗陈梦吉》的续集,故事描述曾被奇人陈梦吉(梁天饰)害得吃官司的「�...
Lo Wei directs and stars as the Chief Detective in this gripping thriller, playing alongside, Lily Ho, who excels in the role of an undercover avenger that can fight as well as she can flirt. Caught between the crime bosses known as Baldhead and Blac...
Drama and action both take centre-stage, as two lovers are torn apart by a lecherous general who rapes and takes the woman as his concubine. Her lover hatches a plot to save her - with deadly consequences. 富家青年樊家树虽被卖艺女子秀姑及财政厅长女儿...
It took two directors, three assistant directors, and four cinematographers to capture this remarkable epic about life in the Heavenly Palace. Fang Ying began her career as the title character, who decides that life on Earth would be more rewarding. ...
Modern day fans of The Little Mermaid are in for a revelatory delight when they see this spectacular Chinese variation. Here, a carp turns into a 'fairy' which looks just like the gender-bending hero's lady love. The lovely Li Ching gets this plum du...
A brother who loves books and a sister who loves swords must face a yellow-robed warrior, the Red Python, a sinuous snake-charmer and a silk-masked beauty (who must kill or wed the first man to see her face) in this special, cliche-smashing productio...
The versatile and prolific Wang Feng both writes and directs this ensemble epic which united actors from both Shaw Brothers' film units and their television network, HK-TVB. The place to be is flat number 8 on the second floor of the Gossip Street ap...
The great Chu Yuan has been acclaimed for his neo-realism, melodrama, mystery thrillers, and epic martial-arts sagas. But comedy? Yes! Many fans also remember his landmark social satire The House Of 72 Tenants in 1973, so the appearance of this charm...
Winner of Best Picture at the 7th Asian Film Festival, Rear Entrance is a moving drama, adapted from a famous novel that features three major stars from three different generations. The film exemplifies director Li Han-hsiang's mastery of emotional n...
This lavish Eastmancolor and Shawscope production set a standard in Hollywood-style tune-fests that has rarely been surpassed. It won awards for Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Editing and Best Sound Recording, and is pure pleasure.
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The great Chang I stars as a kung-fu master who can defeat a posse with just a fan in this action epic of merciless men lusting to be emperor and the patriotic secret society dedicated to stopping them. 故事描述,宋代時期,西涼蠻兵入侵中原,武林正宗�...
Reincarnated, his spirit in a lotus flower, the legendary Na Cha flies to save people from their despotic emperor. Or, as a Shaw homage website said : Lots of crazy action and some conedy make this a must-see for ture fans. 相传哪吒是托塔天王李靖的...
Many screen versions have been made of this classic Chinese love story, but auteur Li Han-hsiang's version is the most popular of them all. Yen Chuan plays the weak emperor, whose obsession with his consort, Yang Kwei Fei (played by the ever-elegant ...
Extraordinaryfilmmaker Wong Jing was already known and loved for his crazy comedies and thrillers. So he combines both supernatural chills and romantic comedy to tell the tale of a man with a blessing and a curse: he can resist the opposite sex with ...
Chang Cheh had made Jimmy Wang Yu a star in The One-Armed Swordsman. So when Yu moved on, Chang made David Chiang his all-new-one-armed hero in a film which deservedly won a prestigious Golden Horse Award for Editing. When the love of his life is kid...
Cantonese opera's number one couple, Ivy Ling Po (renowned for playing male roles) and Li Ching turns this classic tale into a costume drama movie favorite. A scholar woos the daughter of an important family, while outwitting rebels who try to captur...
From the director of Bruce Lee's The Big Boss and Fist Of Fury, comes Summons To Death. Lo Wei directs sex symbol Tina Chin-fei in a Treasure Island-like action adventure, where beauty replaces the one-eyed beast. 一批宝物藏于荒岛上,藏宝的长者被人施...
Shaw Brothers' superstar David Chiang displays a unique take on the narcotics racket in his directorial debut, The Drug Addicts. Addicted kung-fu instructor Ti Lung not only kicks the habit but smashes a drug smuggling ring as only a martial-arts sup...
Wackiness rules in this early Wong Jing comedy, as a pair of bumbling private detectives uncover the truth behind a Japanese girl??s father??s death. Stay tuned for the bizarre mahjong game with a robot and a band of lethal ninjas. 本片是票房良药之称...
The combination of director/star Wong Jing, Eric Tsang as the 'Love Pain Killer', lovely Maggie Cheung Man-yuk, sweet Elizabeth Lee, sexy Chingmy Yau Shuk-ching, sensual Ellen Chan, and hilarious Sandra Ng make this a comedy to remember. 搞笑大导王晶...
When Shantung was hit by drought Ma Wing Jing and his brother fled to Shanghai. By chance, Ma won the recongition of Tam See for saving his life, and the possession of a territory as a result provoked Yang Shuang to get rid of them both. Ma later fal...
The Golden Sword school is attacked by bandits. The servant Fang Cheng sacrifices his life to protect his master Qi Rufeng. In gratitude, Qi Rufeng accepts the dying Fang Cheng's son, Fang Gang, as his student. Years later, Fang Gang is scorned by hi...
Movie Queen - Linda Lin Dai plays both mother and son in this lavish fable about a goddess who falls in love with a mortal scholar (Cheng Pei-pei, in her debut). Over two years in production, it was released on the first anniversary of Linda's tragic...
The novel itself is a detailed, episodic record of the lives of the extended Jia Clan, made up of two branches, the Ning-guo and Rong-guo Houses, which occupies two large adjacent family compounds in the capital. Their ancestors were made Dukes, and ...
Young love and its comedy of errors. Hsiao Fang, played by Li Ching, is a spunky young girl not afraid to fight back against hooligans. Unfortunately, she mistakes the handsome Ma Ta-hai, for one such hoodlum. The two are immediately attracted but re...
Cheng Kang and Sung Hai-ling team to both write and direct this action-packed adventure of what might have also been called "Heroes Five." There are many dangers on their journey to the Mansion on Golden Dragon Hill, where an evil warlord has stashed...
The Golden Sword school is attacked by bandits. The servant Fang Cheng sacrifices his life to protect his master Qi Rufeng. In gratitude, Qi Rufeng accepts the dying Fang Cheng's son, Fang Gang, as his student. Years later, Fang Gang is scorned by hi...
BEYOND THE GREAT WALL is a retelling of of the famous Chinese story of Wang Zhaojun, a tale told in many different formats, in plays and songs, going back as far as the Han Hou Shu, the official histories of the Han Dynasty written in the 5th Century...
The golden blade of the title is the magnificent "Flying Dragon" sword. The only thing that can stop it is the celebrated "Silver Swallow" weapon technique. Thus the stage is set for this fast-moving story of greed, lust, death, and vengeance, starri...
As tuneful as its name implies Songfest is an Eastmancolor- Shawscope costume musical, traditionally Chinese in content but possessing a timeless spirit and modern technique. Shot on location at Taiwan's beautiful Sun-Moon Lake, it's the turbulent ro...
The topnotchpair of Johnnie To and Lau Ching-wan teams up again in this tale of a man re-evaluating his life and being given a second chance. Lau plays Liu Chen-hai, a cop whose personalitily leaves much to be desired. His neglect pushes his wife (Ca...
Spring Blossoms is a parable about the Chinese youth culture and whai's important to the younger generation when it comes to romance. It starred a new wave of seventies, Shaw's beauties, Lin Li, Shu Pei Pei and Essie Lin Chia as single women looking ...
In 2001, there was director Ang Lee, villainess Cheng Pei-pei and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. 35 years before there was legendary director King Hu (a.k.a. Hu King-chuan) (A Touch Of Zen), beloved heroine Cheng Pei-pei and this universally consider...
The ledendary martial arts director wanted to do the impossible: create a kung-fu filled epic about the making of the Shaolin Temple master - a "love story of the spirit," as he called it. The result (a.k.a. Master Killer) was Shaws's number one hit ...
The Killer star Danny Lee plays the lead role, of a guy who needs to become a hero. He lies, cheats and steals his way into operating a plush casino, but when he incurs the wrath of a female Japanese gang leader, all bets are off! 本片为程刚在1981年�...
Swordsman Bai Chun-tung (Lo Wei) is abruptly escorted away by menacing masked riders and never returns. Ten years later, his son Yu-lung (Kao Yuen) travels beyond the central regions of China in a three-year search and along the way falls in love wit...
Stanley Feng Tsui-fan, Chan Tak yongStory:Stephen Chow is absolutely delightful in this "comic comedy", directed by the man who also made New Tales Of The Flying Fox. Tung Piao plays a murdered police inspector who comes back from the dead to protect...
Love knows no limits in the grand period romance, Lady Jade Locket. A young fighter inadvertently falls for the spirit of a beautiful woman, who died years earlier avenging her own father's murder. The beautiful ghost is in fact the sister of his fia...
This dragon lady of the Ching Dynasty was the power behind the throne for 50 years, and her vast tapestry of palace intrigues is vividly brought to the screen in this memorable epic. Lisa Lu's passionate performance won her Taiwan's coveted Golden Ho...
Wang Chao-chun, Yang Gui-fei, Xi Shi and Diao Charn are Chinese's best known classic beauties all sacrificing their hapiness for their emperor's good. Director Li Hanhsiang ecame famous making films about these :chaste ladies", Diau Charn being the f...
This was one of Chow Sze-loke's final movies after a thirty-year career. The script, by future "godfather of the kung-fu film," Chang Cheh, tells thhe story of a poor but beatiful girl who starts her evenful anderotic road to doom as a maid of a rich...
The Shang dynasty came to an end after 500 years, thank to the intrigues and betrayals of the infamous title character. The spectacle is vividly brought to the screen in one of the most lavish epics in Hong Kong movie history - starring Linda Lin Dai...
Kung-fu film fans have a special place in their hearts for this tale of the most powerful mythic martial arts. Ku, blind recluse living in a cave, knows its secret, which proves to be a blessing and a cruse as it attracts everything from giant birds...