The Magnificent Trio DVDrip {BALA}

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Bian cheng san xia
AKA
The Magnificent Trio/
Three Heroes of Border Town
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Movie Information


Release year.........: 1966
Genre................: Action/Drama/Romance
IMDb rating..........: 6.6/10
IMDB Link............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060163/
HKMDB Link...........: http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4601&display_set=eng
Language.............: Chinese(Mandarin)
Subtitles............: English .srt

Duration.............: 1h 45mn
Source...............: DVD R1
Format...............: MPEG-4
Format/Info..........: Base Media
File size............: 801 MB
Overall bit rate.....: 1 064 Kbps
Writing application..: HandBrake 0.9.8


Video/Audio Attributes


Format................: AVC
Format profile........: High@L3.0
Codec ID..............: avc1
Bit rate..............: 1 000 Kbps
Width.................: 720 pixels
Height................: 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio..: 16:9
Frame rate............: 25.184 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)....: 0.115
Writing library.......: x264 core 120

Format/Info...........: Advanced Audio Codec
Bit rate mode.........: Variable
Bit rate..............: 58.0 Kbps
Channel(s)............: 2 channels
Channel positions.....: Front: L R
Sampling rate.........: 48.0 KHz
Compression mode......: Lossy


Plot summary


The Magnificent Trio is a colorful Hong Kong swordplay film that stars Jimmy Wang Yu as an ex-soldier who bravely intervenes in a dispute between villagers and a corrupt magistrate. The swordplay is abundant, but staged in the slash-and-swing style, in which the heroes kill their opponents with one slash, while they themselves suffer repeated stabbings and arrow wounds yet keep fighting. It's not terribly realistic, but is exciting and beautifully photographed at the Shaw Bros. studio. The film is often cited as a Hong Kong version of the Japanese film Three Outlaws.

Wang Yu arrives in town just after the villagers kidnap the magistrates daughter and prepare a petition for visiting Minister Yuan alleging unjust taxation and exploitation by the magistrate. A deal is made and Wang Yu returns the daughter and offers to accept the punishment that would have been dished out to the three kidnappers. The magistrate breaks his word and the daughter, who has fallen for Wang Yu, has her maid help him escape.
Usually cast as a loner, Wang Yu is joined here by two allies to form the trio of the title, first by his army buddy(Cheng Lei) and later by one of the magistrates men(Lo Lieh), who sees the rightness of the villagers cause. Eventually the trio takes on all the magistrates guards in an effort to get the petition to the visiting minister.


Production


Country: Hong Kong
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Martial Arts
Release Date: 11/08/1966

Director.............: Chang Cheh
Script...............: Chang Cheh
Action Director......: Tong Gai
Action Director......: Liu Chia-Liang
Producer.............: Runme Shaw
Production Company...: Shaw Brothers
Filming Company......: Shaw Brothers
Distributor..........: Shaw Brothers(Hong Kong)
Cinematographer......: Wong Wing-Lung
Sound Recordist......: Wang Yong-Hua
Art Director.........: Chen Chi-Ruey
Editor...............: Chiang Hsing-Lung
Makeup...............: Ng Kwong
Assistant Director...: Hung Ting-Miu
Composer.............: Wang Fu-Ling


Cast


Margaret Tu Chuan.....: Li Ju Shans wife
Chin Ping.............: Wei Wen-Chen/ Wei Wen Zhen
Fanny Fan Lai.........: Xiao Qing
Jimmy Wang Yu.........: Lu Fang
Lo Lieh...............: Yan Ziqing
Cheng Lui.............: Huang Liang
Lui Ming(1)...........: Magistrate Wei Huaire
Violet Pan Ying-Zi....: GaoJing Yu
Cliff Lok.............: Kao Chi-Hsien/Gao Ji Xian
Tien Feng.............: Gao Bao-Shi
Ng Ging-Lai...........: Ling Lung
Ku Feng...............: Li Chu-Yen
Wong Cheong-Chi.......: Li Ju Shan
Chen Hung-Lieh........: Sheng Chien, Bandit Leader
Cheung Pooi-Saan(1)...: Bandit
Wu Ma.................: Bandit
Chiu Hung(1)..........: Bandit killed in jail
Lee Ying(2)...........: Minister Yuan
Lee Wan-Chung.........: Magistrates advisor
Tang Ti(1)............: Master Xin/Qian
Fung Ngai.............: Master Han Rui
Tong Gai..............: Brother Zhu
Liu Chia-Liang........: Brother Hu
Chui Chung-Hok........: Master Hans man
Ng Ho(1)..............: Constable Liang Tong
Fan Dan...............: Constable
Little Unicorn........: Prison guard whipping Lu Fang
Lo Wai(1).............: Prison guard
Yuen Wo-Ping..........: Soldier
Chin Chun.............: Minister Yuans officer
Yee Kwan(2)...........: Magistrates servant
To Wing-Leung.........: Magistrates servant
Hao Li-Jen............: Villager Wang
Bak Yu................: Villager
Lee Ho(2).............: Bandit
Unknown SB-Actor(13)..: Constable
Wu Por(1).............: Ministers guard
Ting Tung.............: Guard