The sword of the yellow tigress
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The sword of the yellow tigress |
| Original title | Da zui xia |
| Country of production | Hong Kong |
| original language | Mandarin |
| Publishing year | 1966 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | King Hu Chin-chuan |
| script | Yi Cheung |
| production | Run Run Shaw |
| music | Lan-ping chow |
| camera | Ho Lan-shan |
| occupation | |
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The Sword of the Yellow Tigress (English title: Come Drink With Me ) is a martial arts film produced by Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong in 1966 . The film was a huge success and is still considered a cult classic today.
action
The governor's son is ambushed and kidnapped by Jadetiger and his gang in order to free the leader of the gang. The governor sends his daughter Golden Swallow disguised as a man to free her brother. When the Golden Swallow quartered in a hostel, she was saved from an assassination attempt by an apparently drunk beggar. The next day, she learns from the same unknown beggar called the Drunk Cat that her brother is hiding in the monastery.
In the monastery there is a fight between the golden swallow and the jade tiger. Golden Swallow is hit by a poison arrow from Jadetiger's fan. She can barely escape into the forest and is rescued by Drunk Cat and cared for in his hut. It turns out that Drunk Cat is a kung fu master who does not want to be recognized. Liao Kung, the abbot of the monastery where the hostage is being held, is an old enemy of Drunk Cat, who is actually called Fan Ta-fei.
The hostage is now supposed to be exchanged. There is a big fight between the soldiers of the governor and Jadetiger with his gang. At the end of this fight there will be a grand finale between Drunk Cat and Liao Kung, in which Drunk Cat emerges as the winner.
criticism
“A masterfully staged swordsman film with some fantastic elements and many breathtaking fights. For the first time he introduced a woman to the genre in a prominent position. The style-forming martial arts film had a decisive influence on Ang Lee's " Tiger & Dragon ". "
Trivia
- Jackie Chan , then 12 , played a supporting role as a child.
- Cheng Pei-pei ( Tiger and Dragon ) was discovered through this film and became a great star of Far Eastern cinema. She is considered the most important sword fighting actress of all time.
- There are rumors that Hua Yueh is said to have attuned to his role as a drunken fighter with a few glasses of wine.
- In April 2007, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein announced that they would be investing in a remake of The Sword of the Yellow Tigress starring Quentin Tarantino .
Web links
- Come Drink With Me in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The sword of the yellow tigress. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .