Seven swords : Beijing Ciwen Film & TV Production Co. Ltd., Boram Entertainment, Inc., City Glory Pictures Ltd. present a Film Workshop Co. Ltd. production of a Tsui Hark film ; produced by Lee Joo Ick, Ma Zhong Jun, Pan Zhizhong ; screenplay by Tsui Hark, Cheung Chi Sing, Chun Tin Nam ; produced & directed by Tsui Hark.

In the early 1600s, the Manchurians have taken over sovereignty of China and established the Ching Dynasty. The new government immediately imposes a martial arts ban, forbidding the practice of martial arts altogether in order to gain control.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Beijing Ciwen Film & TV Production Co. Ltd, Boram Entertainment, Inc, City Glory Pictures, Ltd, Film Workshop (Firm), Weinstein Company
Other Authors:	Tsui, Hark, 1950-, Lee, Joo Ick, Ma, Zhong Jun, Pan, Zhizhong, Cheung, Chi Sing, Chun, Tin Nam, Yen, Donnie, 1963-, Li, Ming, 1966-, Yang, Caini, 1974-, Sun, Honglei, Lu, Yi, Kim, So Yeun, Zhang, Jing Chu, Tai, Li Wu, Chow, Duncan, Lau, Jason, Chi, Kuan Chun, Hijang, Peng, Ma, Jing Wu, Wang, Minde, 1965-, Liang, Yusheng
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Chinese English
Language Notes:	In Cantonese (Dolby 5.1, DTS 5.1), Mandarin (Dolby 5.1, DTS 5.1) and English (Dolby 5.1) dialogue with optional subtitles in English or Spanish.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : Weinstein Company, [2007]
Edition:	Two-disc ultimate ed.
Subjects:	China > History > Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 > Drama. Martial arts > China > Drama. Swordsmen > China > Drama. Warlordism > China > Drama. Pillage > China > Drama. China > Drama. China > Historia > Dinastía Qing, 1644-1912 > Teatro. Artes marciales > China > Teatro. Feature films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Martial arts films. Swordsmen in motion pictures. Action and adventure films. Martial arts > Feature. Adventure > Feature. Adventure films.

Description
Summary:	In the early 1600s, the Manchurians have taken over sovereignty of China and established the Ching Dynasty. The new government immediately imposes a martial arts ban, forbidding the practice of martial arts altogether in order to gain control.
Item Description:	Title from container. Adapted from "Seven swordsmen from Mountain Tian" by Liang Yu Sheng. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: Disc 1: Feature commentary with director Tsui Hark and Hong Kong Cinema expert Bey Logan ; Disc 2: Deleted and extended scenes; the making-of 'Seven swords'; behind-the-scenes featurettes; interview gallery; storyboard gallery; trailers and TV spots. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Keung Kwok Man ; editor, Angie Lam ; original score, Kenji Kawai ; costume designer, Poon Wing Yan ; action choreographers, Stephen Tung Wai, Xiong Xin Xin ; production designer, Eddy Wong.