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The iceman cometh
Title
The iceman cometh / Golden Harvest presents a Johnny Mak production ; presented by Raymond Chow, Johnny Mak ; screenplay by Stephen Siu, Johnny Mak ; produced by Stephen Siu ; directed by Clarence Fok.
Publication
[Hong Kong] : Fortune Star Media Limited, [2022]
Distribution
[Bridgeport, Conn.] : Vinegar Syndrome
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([9] pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm)
Medium
eng
Notes
Title from English subtitles.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
"The main version for our release of The iceman cometh is the original Hong Kong cut featured on disc #1. Both versions of this film were sourced from studio masters that were supplied to us by Fortune Star. Additional color grading and restoration work was performed by Vinegar Syndrome on the principle Hong Kong version. The Mandarin language version that you are about to watch is presented as-is, as supplied to us by the studio"--Disc 2.
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Special features (disc 1 only): commentary with film historian & author Samm Deighan; "Frame by frame, frame by frame," new interview with cinematographer Poon Hang Sang; "Warrior prince," interview with actor Yuen Biao; "Nemesis," interview with actor Yuen Wah; Hong Kong trailer; English language trailer; alternate English title sequence & end credits.
Accompanying booklet includes writing by John Charles, author of 'The Hong Kong filmography 1977-1997' and former Associate Editor of 'Video Watchdog.'
Director of photography, Poon Hang Sang ; editor, Poon Hung ; music, Chan Wing Leung.
Disc 1: Original Hong Kong cut in Cantonese with optional English subtitles. Original English dub and alternate English redub.
Disc 2. Extended cut in Mandarin with optional English subtitles.
Summary
Fong Sau Ching is the Chief Royal Guard during the Ming Dynasty, whose job is to protect the Emperor at all costs, including his own life. One day, Ching discovers that one of his men, Fung San, is a sadistic rapist with a penchant for murdering his victims by breaking their limbs. After Fung San attacks the Princess and several other women, Ching is tasked by the Emperor with hunting down and killing him to restore his honor. However, things take an unexpected turn when the two men come face-to-face for a duel to the death, only to become frozen in time by a mystical device known as the "Wheel of Life and Death." 300 years later, in modern Hong Kong, Ching and Fung San is accidentally thawed out. Unfamiliar with his surroundings, Ching struggles to adapt to his strange new environment and soon finds himself at the mercy of an obnoxious call girl named Polly while attempting to continue to search for Fung San, but little does he know that Fung San is adapting quite nicely to both the weapons and crime-ridden modern world and is beginning to resume his murderous ways.
Variant and related titles
Also known as: Time warriors
Gap tung kei hap (Motion picture)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Chinese; English
Added to Catalog
September 08, 2023
Credits
Director of photography, Poon Hang Sang ; editor, Poon Hung ; music, Chan Wing Leung.
Cast
Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Maggie Cheung.
System details note
Blu-ray; 1080p High Definition; region A; DTS-HD Master Audio; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
Not rated.
Contents
Original Hong Kong cut (115 min.)
Extended Mandarin language cut (122 min.)
Videorecording number
VS-409 Vinegar Syndrome
Subjects
Genre/Form
Action and adventure films.
Comedy films.
Romance films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films d'aventures.
Films d'amour.
Films de fiction.
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