The hostel to the dragon gate

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Movie
German title The hostel to the dragon gate
Original title 龍門 客棧
Lóngmén Kèzhàn
Country of production Taiwan
original language Mandarin
Publishing year 1967
length 111 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director King Hu
script King Hu
production Jung-Feng Sha
music Lanping Zhou
Daijang Wu
camera Hua Hui-ying
cut Hung Min Chen
occupation

The Herberge zum Drachentor ( Chinese  龍門 客棧  /  龙门 客栈 , Pinyin Lóngmén Kèzhàn , English Dragon Gate Inn / Dragon Inn ) is a wuxia film by director King Hu , shot in Taiwan in 1966 .

action

After a successful intrigue, the emperor's chief eunuch was able to have his political opponent General Yu executed. The general's children were banished from China. Head eunuch Zhao does everything possible to have the children killed on their way into exile. He has an ambush set up at the lonely inn at the Dragon Gate. Some of General Yu's former followers also rush to this inn to rescue the children. There is a fight for the lives of the children.

influence

The Herberge zum Drachentor was a huge hit with audiences, one of the most successful films of the year in East Asia, and is still considered a cult classic today. With this film, Kung Hu revolutionized the wuxia genre. By using Wireworks for the first time, the fight scenes achieved a dynamic that was previously unknown. Together with Hu's next film A Touch of Zen is one of the hostel to the Dragon still one of the most influential action films from Hong Kong / Taiwan.
In 1992, a remake of the film was shot in Hong Kong with the title New Dragon Gate Inn starring Brigitte Lin and Maggie Cheung . In 2011 the sequel The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate with Jet Li was created .

Reviews

“ Dragon Inn is an almost flawless cinematic piece. The storyline is simple and clear. The cinematography was poetic and exhilarating. King Hu's knowledge of Chinese cultural history was shown by the authentic sets - they were so real as if they were antiques. "( James Chang , German:" Dragon Inn is an almost flawless film. The story is simple and clear. The cinematography was poetic and intoxicating. King Hu's knowledge of Chinese cultural history was shown through the authentic sets - they were as real as antiques . ")

“An early work by King Hu that is not yet able to establish the reference to the Chinese mentality, tradition and philosophy that is so remarkable in his later films. The artistic choreography of the fight scenes is certainly impressive, but they are strung together hard and sensational for their own sake. "

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ brns.com
  2. ↑ The inn to the dragon gate. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used