This allstar jam tripped me up as early as the opening credits, which hurl an endless barrage of characters at you, many of them robed men with long graying beards and colorful nicknames. Brave archer films serves you with a wide range of quality writing, directing, producing, filming and editing services. The film was produced by the shaw brothers studio and directed by chang cheh, starring alexander fu and tanny tien in the lead roles. We provide a serviceand also make our own independent films. A trailer for the brave archer a stills gallery trailers of other tokyo shock dvds if you enjoy old school shaw brothers, you cant go wrong with this purchase.
The great international idol alexander fu sheng stars as a wushu warrior who must learn the 18 palms, the nine secrets, and be taught by. She diao ying xiong chuan the brave archer 1977 rotten. First off, merida braves redheaded archer is a great character, and they show us that right away. The brave archer 1977 letterboxd social film discovery. Brave archer 1977, aka kung fu warlords is a sprawling twohour costume drama with a sprinkling of kung fu action staged on lavish sets at the shaw bros. The braver archer part 1 with eng subtitiles the brave archer, also known as kungfu warlord, is a 1977 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes. See the full list of the brave archer 2 cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The brave archer is part one of a trilogy and two unofficial sequels produced by the shaw brothers studio and adapted from louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes. Starring alexander fu sheng, tien niu, phillip kwok chunfung, ku feng, ku kuanchung, johnny wang lungwei, danny lee, li yimin, dick wei, lau wailing, bruce tong yimchaan, chu jing, yue wing, chan shen, fan meisheng, suen shupau, tsai hung, lam faiwong, lo meng, jamie luk kimming, lu feng, chiu chunghing. The film was produced by the shaw brothers studio and directed by chang cheh, starring alexander fu sheng and niuniu in the lead roles. The film was produced by the shaw brothers studio edit translation. It is a shame tokyo shock cancelled the planned release of the second installment of the brave archer trilogy and of one of the venoms best films, the magnificent ruffians. The brave archer 2 eng subtitles part 1 the brave archer 2, also known as kungfu warlord 2, is a 1978 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novel the legend of the.
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Part three starts with a helpful little recap of the past film and continues exactly where this left off. The brave archer, also known as kungfu warlords, is a 1977 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes. This time, kuo chue is the new hero, who is out to defeat the mass murderer of his martial arts masters. Its rare in any film industry that part iii of a classic has the same oomph. A young man must complete a series of martial art tests and overcome assassins along the way. The brave archer, also known as kungfu warlord, is a 1977 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes.
The brave archer 3 1981 letterboxd social film discovery. Brave archer is most likely a reference to the character merida from the 2012 pixar film brave, due to the name of the card, similar hair, quotes and flavor text. Feb 29, 2016 the brave archer is very enjoyable and i am very glad that celestial pictures has digitally remastered the film and made it available again. The film was produced by the shaw brothers studio and directed by chang cheh, starring alexander fu sheng and tanny tien in the lead roles. We provide a service and also make our very own indep. The brave archerpart one i have been watching kung fu films since the 1970s, and this is like a bad chinese soap opera. This movie is in mandarin and has closed caption if you turn it on. The brave archer 1977 aka shaolin archers, kung fu warlords. This series is not even close to being one of my favorites for shaw brothers films, but brave archer 3 is definitely my favorite of the original trilogy. His ghost is still rumored to walk the shaw brothers backlot, and his makeup cubicle was left empty for years to appease his spirit.
This time, kuo chue is the new hero, who is out to. The brave archer and his mate, also known as the brave archer 4 and mysterious island, is a 1982 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novels the legend of the condor heroes and the return of the condor heroes. Brave archer 1977 cheh chang synopsis, characteristics. Celestial pictures shaw brothers universe film library.
The brave archer, also known as kungfu warlord, is a 1977 hong kong film adapted from louis cha s novel the legend of the condor heroes. The film is the first part of a trilogy and was followed by the brave archer 2 1978 and the. The brave archer is the first installment in a sprawling shaw bros. The brave archer 2 is a 1978 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes. When it is this, the fourth in a series originally starring international favorite alexander fu sheng. The brave archer 2, also known as kungfu warlord 2, is a 1978 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes. The brave archer 2 is the second film of a trilogy adapted from jin yongs acclaimed novel the legend of the condor heroes aka legend of the eagle shooting heroes, which itself is the first book of the condor trilogy, also comprising of the return of the condor heroes and heaven sword and dragon sabre. Chang cheh is known for his revolutionary teen angst kungfu films, his. Traditional simplified mandarin she diao yingxiong chuan cantonese se6 diu1 jing1hung4 cyun4 she diao ying xiong chuan. The film is the second part of a trilogy and was preceded by the brave archer 1977 and followed by the brave archer 3 1981. Pages public figure shaw brothers kung fu movies videos brave archer 3 blast of the iron palm end fight. Martial arts world phantasmagoricals featuring demidieties of mythical kungfu. The brave archer 3, also known as blast of the iron palm, is a 1981 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes.
A fourth film, brave archer and his mate, follows this one. Reinventing the kungfu formula in the era of bruce lee knockoffs, this periodset bout of fist. The first in a trilogy of films, the brave archer suffers from a bad introduction but is able to rebound and tell a dramatic story leaving crumbs that, hopefully, the rest of the series will address. Master kungfu director chang cheh adapts the wildly popular novel the eagle shooting heroes which was also the basis for wong karwais brilliant ashes of time. Brave archer 3 is the shortest of the three films by a not unsubstantial thirty minutes, but you will be gratified to learn that it still has a fresh draft of new characters mainly played by actors weve already seen as someone else. The brave archer 2 wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Brave archer and his mate is the fourth and final saga from the famous brave archer series. It was written by mark andrews, steve purcell, brenda chapman, and irene mecchi, and directed by andrews and chapman and codirected by purcell. Names of characters in parentheses are the mandarin names for the characters whereas the other name is the cantonese version of the characters name.
Brave is a 2012 american 3d cgi computeranimated adventure fantasy film pixar animation studios produced, which was distributed by walt disney pictures. The brave archer hong kong english title kung fu warlords. Starring alexander fu sheng, tien niu, phillip kwok chunfung, ku feng, ku kuanchung, johnny wang lungwei, danny lee, li yimin, dick wei, lau wailing, bruce tong yimchaan, chu jing, yue wing, chan shen, fan meisheng, suen shupau, tsai hung, lam faiwong, lo meng. Brave archer 1977 directed by cheh chang genres action. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Sep 05, 2014 the braver archer part 1 with eng subtitiles the brave archer, also known as kungfu warlord, is a 1977 hong kong film adapted from louis chas novel the legend of the condor heroes. Master kungfu director chang cheh adapts the wildly popular novel the eagle shooting heroes which was also the basis for wong karwais brilliant ashes of time to spin this martial arts epic. This film remains one of fu shengs bestknown efforts, and led to three sequels. The film s voice cast features kelly macdonald, julie.
The third installment of the brave archer series brings guo jing and huang rong. Out of all the wuxia novels none have had so many film and tv adaptations as the condor trilogy. Jul 27, 2018 the brave archer 1977 aka shaolin archers, kung fu warlords. Films that inform, empower and inspire audiences with untold perspectives on various topics that afflict the world at large. Apr 09, 20 brave archer 3 is the shortest of the three films by a not unsubstantial thirty minutes, but you will be gratified to learn that it still has a fresh draft of new characters mainly played by actors weve already seen as someone else. Voir the brave archer 2 film gratuit posted by unknown posted on 04. Feb 26, 2015 the brave archer 2 is the second film of a trilogy adapted from jin yongs acclaimed novel the legend of the condor heroes aka legend of the eagle shooting heroes, which itself is the first book of the condor trilogy, also comprising of the return of the condor heroes and heaven sword and dragon sabre. However this can be confusing because it isnt simply an installment in the series, it is based on the second book in the condor heroes trilogy so something of a new. Chang cheh is known for his revolutionary teen angst kungfu films, his superheroic, grand guignol venoms series, his sweeping martial art epics, and the likes of this. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Starring alexander fu sheng, tien niu, phillip kwok. The final fight is impressive venom mob material and you get to see ti lung strut his stuff as a bald monk. Brave archer films is a onestop solution for all your film, video, tv and animation production needs. Brave archer and his mate is the fourth in a series originally starring international favorite alexander fu sheng as master martial artist kuo tsing.
Overall its a romantic movie with some decent kung fu in it and a couple of. The film is the first part of a trilogy and was followed by the brave. Alexander fu sheng, tien niu, li yimin, ku feng chang cheh is known for his. Brave archer and his mate stars international favorite alexander fu sheng. Including featurefilms, shortfilms, tv shows, commercials, promos, personalised films, trailers, teasers, documentaries, training and educational films, corporate films, music videos, live events, visual effects, showreels, performances and a whole lot more. But fu only appears here in a cameo as the son of a character played by lung tienchiang. The film is the third part of a trilogy and was preceded by the brave archer 1977 and the brave. Sheng fu and tien niu in the brave archer 1977 sheng fu in the brave archer. Kuo chue is the new hero who is out to defeat the mass murderer of his martial arts masters. The final fight is impressive venom mob material and. The third installment of the brave archer series brings guo jing and huang rong closer together as they struggle to find a cure for the iron palm clans deadly blows.
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