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Qiang shen = Hard boiled /

鎗神 = Hard boiled /
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"Chaw Yun-fat (Crouching tiger, hidden dragon; The killer) and Tony Leung (In the mood for love; Ashes of time) make for an explosive pair in John Woo's magnum opus, Hard boiled. Woo's signature style permeates every frame of this triumphant landmark in action cinema, resulting in one...

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Other Authors: Woo, John, 1948- (Screenwriter), Wong, Barry, 1946-1992 (Screenwriter), Chow, Yun-fat (Actor), Leung, Tony Chiu Wai, 1962- (Actor), Mo, Teresa, 1953- (Actor), Chan, Phillip, 1945- (Actor), Guo, Zhui, 1945- (Actor), Wong, Anthony, 1961- (Actor), Lin, Baoyi, 1965- (Actor), Kunimura, Jun (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:Chinese
English
Language Notes:Cantonese or dubbed English dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Studios, [2025]
Edition:Deluxe edition
Subjects:
Police > China > Hong Kong > Drama.
Illegal arms transfers > China > Hong Kong > Drama.
Smuggling > China > Hong Kong > Drama.
Revenge > China > Hong Kong > Drama.
Martial arts films.
Police films.
Gangster films.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:"Chaw Yun-fat (Crouching tiger, hidden dragon; The killer) and Tony Leung (In the mood for love; Ashes of time) make for an explosive pair in John Woo's magnum opus, Hard boiled. Woo's signature style permeates every frame of this triumphant landmark in action cinema, resulting in one of the most thrilling action movies ever created - with a body count few films can match." -- Container.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.
Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).
Disc 1 special features :New audio commentary with director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor ; New audio commentary with film historian Frank Djeng ; audio commentary with John Woo, producer Terence Chang filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr (recorded by The Criterion Collection).
Disc. 2 special features : New "Violent night" - interview with John Woo ; New "Boiling over" - interview with actor Anthony Wong ; New "Mo time for failure" - interview with Terence Chang ; New "Hard to resist" - interview with screenwriter Gordon Chan ; New "Boiled to perfection" - interview with screenwriter Chung Hang Ku ; New "Body count blues" - interview with composer Michael Gibbs ; New "Hong Kong confidential" - inside Hard boiled with author Grady Hendrix ; New "Gun-fu fever" -interview with author Leon Hunt ; New "Chewing the fat" - interview with academic Lin Feng ; deleted and extended scenes ; trailers; image gallery.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bonus disc.
Format:Blu-ray, region A; 1080p high definition; DTS-HD master audio mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Wang Wing-heng ; editors, David Wu, Kait Kit-wai, John Woo ; music, Michael Gibbs ; production designer, James Lueng ; action coordinator, Cheung Lue-luh.