Original title: 奪魂鈴 / Duo hun ling
Year: 1968
Country: Hong Kong
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060000705799
Image: 2.39:1 (1080p)
Audio:
Mandarin - Original Mono
English - Mono
Subtitles: English
Age rating: 15
Genre: Action
Cast: Chang Yi, Lam Kau
Director: Yueh Feng
Synopsis:
A standout wuxia film heavily influenced by both the longstanding Japanese samurai tradition and the emerging Spaghetti Western, The Bells of Death is a fantastic tale of revenge produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by the prolific Yueh Feng ( Madam White Snake ) and starring Chang Yi ( Lady Whirlwind ) in one of his earliest roles.
Wu Fei (Chang) is a simple woodcutter – that is, at least, until he gives directions to a group of bandits he encounters on a lonely road, sending them in the direction of his family home. He returns to find the criminals have murdered his parents and younger brother – while his sister has been kidnapped, claimed by chief bandit Tao Ching Lung (Lam Kau, Drunken Master ) as his new bride. Desperate for vengeance, Wu Fei finds a way forward when he encounters a master swordsman (Yang Chi-ching, Come Drink with Me ), who takes the woodcutter under his wing and prepares him to take his bloody revenge.
A markedly dark and thick wuxia film featuring a cadre of truly despicable villains, The Bells of Death boasts breathtaking cinematography by Pao Hsueh Li – who would go on to direct several wuxia films of his own – and features Hong Kong superstars Wu Ma and Sammo Hung in supporting roles. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
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