107 mins |
Rated
M (Violence)
Directed by John Woo
Starring Damian Lau, Wai Pak, Bonnie Ngai, Lau Kong, Hoi Sang Lee
Come along Sunday 14th March to Academy Cinemas for an afternoon of Hong Kong Kung Fu with a film from master of the genre John Woo!
A decade before he would change action film making forever with A BETTER TOMORROW and THE KILLER, director John Woo was directing martial-arts films for the two biggest studios in Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. Under the mentor ship of the great Chang Cheh (FIVE DEADLY VENOMS), Woo began to develop his signature style, films that featured slick, stylish and often violent choreography, with dramatic plots that revolved around brotherhood, honour and redemption.
In LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY, two killers (Pai Wei and Damian Lau) agree to help a man exact vengeance upon a kung fu master. Woo’s first cinematic masterpiece, LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY is a dark and violent revenge film, featuring lightning fast swordplay and stylish cinematography.'
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Come along Sunday 14th March to Academy Cinemas for an afternoon of Hong Kong Kung Fu with a film from master of the genre John Woo!
A decade before he would change action film making forever with A BETTER TOMORROW and THE KILLER, director John Woo was directing martial-arts films for the two biggest studios in Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. Under the mentor ship of the great Chang Cheh (FIVE DEADLY VENOMS), Woo began to develop his signature style, films that featured slick, stylish and often violent choreography, with dramatic plots that revolved around brotherhood, honour and redemption.
In LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY, two killers (Pai Wei and Damian Lau) agree to help a man exact vengeance upon a kung fu master. Woo’s first cinematic masterpiece, LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY is a dark and violent revenge film, featuring lightning fast swordplay and stylish cinematography.'