Ode to Gallantry (film)
Encyclopedia
Ode To Gallantry, also known as Hap Haak Hang, is a 1982 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel of the same title
. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio
, directed by Chang Cheh
and starred the Venom Mob
. Formerly one of the rarest Venom Mob martial arts films available, it has been digitally remastered and released by Celestial Pictures
.
Ode to Gallantry
Ode to Gallantry is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong, first serialized between June 11, 1966 and April 19, 1967 on Ming Pao. The novel shares the same Chinese title as a poem by the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai, which is used as its epigraph.-Plot:...
. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers Studio
The Shaw Brothers Studio , owned by Shaw Brothers Ltd., was the foremost and the largest movie production company of Hong Kong movies.From their distribution base in Singapore where they founded parent company Shaw Organization in 1924, and as a strategic development of their movie distribution...
, directed by Chang Cheh
Chang Cheh
Chang Cheh was Shaw Brothers Studio's best known and most prolific film director, with such films as the Five Venoms, the Brave Archer , the The One-Armed Swordsman, and other classics of wuxia and kung fu film.-Career:Referred to as "The Godfather of Hong Kong cinema", Chang Cheh directed over 100...
and starred the Venom Mob
Venom Mob
The Venom Mob is a group of actors from the Shaw Brothers Studio, popular creators of martial arts films in the 1970s and 1980s. Most were friends since childhood and attended the Peking Opera School in Taiwan before meeting director Chang Cheh and moving on to the Shaw Brothers studio in Hong...
. Formerly one of the rarest Venom Mob martial arts films available, it has been digitally remastered and released by Celestial Pictures
Celestial Pictures
Celestial Pictures is a diversified entertainment company focusing on Asian-language film and television content including production, aggregation, distribution and the operation of TV channels....
.
Cast
- Philip KwokPhilip Kwok-Filmography:*The Eye 2 - Monk*The Sunshine Cops *Tomorrow Never Dies - General Chang non speaking appearance*The Phantom Lover *American Shaolin - Cab Driver*Hard Boiled - Mad Dog...
as Shi Potian / Shi Zhongyu - Wen Hsueh-erh as Ding Dang
- Yau Chui-ling as Shi Jian
- Tang Ching as Shi Qing
- Lau Wai-ling as Min Rou
- Sun Chien as Bei Haishi
- Wong Lik as Xie Yanke
- Yeung Chi-hing as Ding Busan
- Jim Sam as Bai Wanjian
- Yeung Hung as Feng Wanli
- Wong Wai-wai as Hua Wanzi
- Yu Tai-ping as Zhu Hengye
- Teresa Ha as Mei Fanggu
- Chiang ShengChiang ShengChiang Sheng was a martial art actor, one of the Venom Mob, renowned for their acrobatic and martial arts skills. He joined the Chang Cheh's Cohorts as an actor, and also worked with Chang Cheh as an assistant director and choreographer. Along with Alexander Fu Sheng, Chiang Sheng was one of the...
as White Tiger - Chu Ko as Green Dragon
- Cheng Tien-chi as Red Bird
See also
- Ode to Gallantry (1985 TV series)Ode to Gallantry (1985 TV series)Ode to Gallantry is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was broadcast on CTS in Taiwan in 1985.-Cast:*Max Mok as Xiaogouzi / Shi Zhongyu*Chao Yung-hsin as Ding Dang*Chao Chia-jung as A'xiu...
- Hap Hak HangHap Hak HangHap Hak Hang is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel Ode to Gallantry. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1989.-Cast:*Tony Leung as Shek Po-tin / Shek Chung-yuk*Sheren Tang as Ting Tong...
- Ode to Gallantry (2002 TV series)Ode to Gallantry (2002 TV series)Ode to Gallantry is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on NMTV in China in 2002.-Cast:*Wu Jian as Shi Potian / Shi Zhongyu*Zhou Li as Ding Dang*Deng Jiajia as Shi Jian...
External links
Ode to Gallantry on Baidu BaikeBaidu Baike
Baidu Encyclopedia is a Chinese language collaborative Web-based encyclopedia provided by the Chinese search engine Baidu. Like Baidu itself, the encyclopedia is heavily self-censored in line with government regulations....