Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Infobox Film
name = Last Hurrah for Chivalry


caption =
director = John Woo
producer = Raymond Chow
writer =
starring = Damian Lau Wei Pai
music = Roman Tam
cinematography = Yu Ching
distributor = Golden Harvest
released = 1979
country = flagicon|Hong Kong|colonial Hong Kong
runtime = 107 minutes
language = Cantonese
budget =
amg_id = 1:147892
imdb_id = 0077655

"Last Hurrah for Chivalry" (Chinese: 豪俠, Hao Xia) is a 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by John Woo, and starring Damian Lau and Wei Pai. The film is a precursor to Woo's Heroic bloodshed films.

Plot

"Last Hurrah for Chivalry" is a story about two killers for hire. The two assassins are master swordsman with no allegiance. They later decided to help out a local merchant to seek out revenge against a kung fu master. The plot contains multiple twists of deception, and who to really trust. The story ultimately ends with who truly have honor. Most of the swordplay are fast paced using real physics.

Production

The movie is a tribute to John Woo's mentor, Chang Cheh. The stylish appeal also came from Akira Kurosawa influences. The main character Tsing Yi is an inspiration taken from the real-life assassin Jing Ke, who is historically remembered for his failed assassination attempt of emperor Qin Shi Huang. The year the movie was released is also the same year John Woo met Tsui Hark.Woo, John. Elder, Robert K. John Woo: Interview. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1578067766.]

Cast

*Damian Lau - Tsing Yi / Greeno
*Wei Pai - Chang
*Hark-on Fung - Pray
*Kong Lau - Kao Pun / Master Kao
*Hoi San Lee - Pak Chun-Tong
*Chau Wa Ngai
*Kuo Sheng

Box office

Last Hurrah of Chivalry had mediocre box office numbers..

References


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