Death Duel of Kung Fu DVDrip {Big_A_Little_A}

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Presents
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He xing dao shou tang lang tui
AKA
Death Duel of Kung Fu
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Movie Information


Release year.........: 1979
Genre................: Drama/Action
IMDb rating..........: 6.0/10
IMDB Link............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079035/
Language.............: English really badly dubbed
Subtitles............: None

Duration.............: 1h 25mn
Source...............: DVD R0 Bootleg
Format...............: MPEG-4
Format...............: Base Media
File size............: 529 MB
Overall bit rate.....: 869 Kbps
Writing application..: HandBrake 0.9.6





Video/Audio Attributes


Format................: AVC
Format profile........: High@L3.0
Codec ID..............: avc1
Bit rate..............: 800 Kbps
Width.................: 700 pixels
Height................: 446 pixels
Display aspect ratio..: 1.675
Frame rate............: 24.609 fps
Color space...........: YUV
Chroma subsampling....: 4:2:0
Bit depth.............: 8 bits
Scan type.............: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)....: 0.104
Writing library.......: x264 core 120

Format................: AAC
Format profile........: LC
Codec ID..............: 40
Bit rate mode.........: Variable
Bit rate..............: 63.5 Kbps
Channel(s)............: 2 channels
Channel positions.....: Front: L R
Sampling rate.........: 48.0 KHz
Compression mode......: Lossy
Stream size...........: 39.1 MB(7%)





Plot summary


DEATH DUEL OF KUNG FU (1979) is an unsung kung fu gem featuring two of the most dynamic Taiwan-based kung fu movie stars of the era, John Liu and Wong Tao, reunited here after their co-starring turn in the fan favorite SECRET RIVALS (1976). Like that film, this was shot in South Korea, although this film is actually set in China. The two stars are at their kung fu-fighting peak here and offer their fans a generous array of martial arts battles, both with each other and with a formidable array of opponents, all shot on Korean locations including the grounds of ancient Buddhist temples.

The story takes place in the early days of the Qing dynasty and follows the efforts of Ming patriot Shun Ching Kwei (Wong Tao) to join up with the exiled Ming forces on Taiwan after he kills the Qing field marshal. The character is a famed Southern fist fighter and is pursued by the Qings' hand-picked kung fu warriors. John Liu plays Sun Sen, the Northern kicking champion, who intervenes to help Wong Tao at key points, although his loyalties and motives aren't always clear. Wong is joined on his journey by a beautiful Japanese woman (who appears nude in one scene, her body adorned with snake tattoos) whose loyalties are also in question, although her feelings for Wong appear to be genuine.

The chief villain is Lord To Ko Lan, whose fighting skills pose such a threat to the two heroes that they realize they must join forces in order to beat him. Han Ying (aka Eagle Han Ying), who plays Lord To, is at least as good a fighter as his two co-stars (and possibly better), playing a master skilled enough to counter the crane fist techniques of the Southern champ and the high kicking of the Northern champ.

The story, written by Shaw Bros. house scribe I Kuang, takes its characters over vast distances yet manages to bring them together for a series of spectacular bouts, all staged by actors Chien Yuet San and Meng Hoi. The result, directed by Cheung Kay (aka Chang Chi), is a lean, stirring, well-photographed-and-directed kung fu movie with no fat and no waste. The only major distractions are the below-average English dubbing and the music soundtrack's reliance on long stretches lifted from Dominic Frontiere's score for the Clint Eastwood western, HANG 'EM HIGH (1968).





Production


Country: Taiwan
Genre: Martial Arts

Director................: William Cheung Kei
Script..................: Ni Kuang
Action Director.........: Chin Yuet-Sang
Action Director.........: Mang Hoi
Executive Producer......: Chang Yan-Tao





Cast


John Liu Chung-Liang....: Sung Hsin
Don Wong Tao............: Sun Shing Kwei
Eagle Han Ying..........: To Ku Lan
Wu Jia-Xiang............: Marshall Tao [cameo]
Charlie Chan Yiu-Lam....: Kai Yee Chi
Peter Chan Lung.........: Marshall Tao's assistant
Chung Faat..............: Swordfighter
King Lee King-Chue......: Swordfighter
Lam Hak-Ming............: Extra
Mang Hoi................: Extra/stunts
Tang Ti(1)
Cheung Tin-Ho





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Date of post.......: 03.05.2012