Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

55 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2003

Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international phenomenon -- with the help of footage and interviews with the stars who made the genre what it is today. Director Lau Ka Leung (who helmed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) joins in, sharing his thoughts on how certain cinematic technologies have improved martial arts films and expanded their appeal.

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

55 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2003

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international phenomenon -- with the help of footage and interviews with the stars who made the genre what it is today. Director Lau Ka Leung (who helmed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) joins in, sharing his thoughts on how certain cinematic technologies have improved martial arts films and expanded their appeal.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Independent Film Channel, Bang Productions, Celestial Pictures, Discovery Channel International
Original title Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Directors Ian Taylor
Writers Ian Taylor

Cast

Jackie Chan

as Self

Jet Li

as Self

Sammo Hung

as Self

John Woo

as Self

Bruce Lee

as Self (archive footage)

Chor Yuen

as Self

Cheng Pei-Pei

as Self

Run Run Shaw

as Self (archive footage)

Terry Tong

as Self

Kara Hui

as Self

Leung Ting

as Self

Lau Kar-leung

as Self

Sek Kin

as Self

Dr. Ng Ho

as Self

Mark Kaufmann

as Narrator (voice)