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Shanghai triad Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao

Title
Shanghai triad [videorecording] = Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao / Shanghai Film Studio, Alpha-Films, UGC Images, and La Sept Cinema.
ISBN
0767848888
Edition
Widescreen version.
Published
[Culver City, CA] : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c2000.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
In Chinese with optional English and Spanish subtitles.
Freely adapted from the novel Gang Law by Li Xiao.
Videodisc release of the 1994 motion picture.
Produced by Jean-Louis Piel ; directed by Zhang Yimou.
Summary
A young boy fresh from the countryside is assigned to serve the girlfriend of an organized crime boss. A bloody assault forces the wounded boss and his assistants to a remote island, where they re-group and plan their strategy of revenge. Meanwhile, his girlfriend befriends the boy and two naive neighbors with tragic results.
Variant and related titles
Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Chinese
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Credits
Produced by Jean-Louis Piel ; directed by Zhang Yimou.
Performers
Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Xuejian, Sun Chun, Wang Xiaoxiao.
System details note
DVD.
Videorecording number
11857 Columbia TriStar Home Video
Also listed under
Li, Xiao, 1950- Men gui.
Zhang, Yimou, film director.
Gong, Li, 1965-
Li, Baotian.
Li, Xuejian.
Sun, Zhun.
Wang, Xiaoxiao.
Shanghai Film Studio.
Alpha-Films.
UGC Images (Firm)
Sept Cinéma (Firm)
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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