Title
Shanghai triad [videorecording] = Yao a yao, yao dao wai po qiao / Shanghai Film Studio, Alpha-Films, UGC Images, and La Sept Cinema.
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
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.
Videorecording number
11857 Columbia TriStar Home Video
Also listed under
Shanghai Film Studio.
Alpha-Films.
UGC Images (Firm)
Sept Cinéma (Firm)
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)