Have Sword Will Travel [1969].x264.DVDrip(ShawBros.KungFu)

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Video Information
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Type.................: Movie
File Validation......: MD5 & SHA-256 HASH

Title................: Have Sword Will Travel, "Bao biao" (original title)
Studio...............: IVL
Actors...............: David Chiang, Ti Lung, Ching Lee, Miao Ching, Ku Feng
Directors............: Cheh Chang (as Chang Cheh)
Writers..............: Kuang Ni (screenplay)
Genre................: Action | Drama | Mystery
Release Date.........: 28 December 1969 (Hong Kong), February 6, 2007 (DVD)
Duration.............: 01:41:40 (per actual main feature)
Rated................: Not Rated
Cover(s) Included....: Yes

Language.............: Chinese (Mandarin), English
Subtitles............: Chinese, English, Malay
Resolution...........: 480p @ 16x9
Source...............: Retail R3 DVD

IMDb Information.....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064067/
IMDb Rating..........: 7.1
RottenTomatoes.......: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/have_sword_will_travel/
RT Rating............: 74%

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Encoding/Bitrate Information
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Format : MPEG-4
File size : 926 MiB
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 1 274 Kbps

Video

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Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 6 frames
Bit rate : 1 068 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 368 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Minimum frame rate : 9.990 fps
Maximum frame rate : 29.970 fps
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
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Audio #1

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Bit rate mode : Variable
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Maximum bit rate : 110 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Title : Stereo
Language : Chinese

Audio #2

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Maximum bit rate : 137 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Title : Stereo
Language : English

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Filename : Have Sword Will Travel [1969].x264.DVDrip(ShawBros.KungFu).mp4
MD5 : 10e80aa8247b6f8f9c64c1ebdc8157a9
SHA-256 : ab84acada8b9af9296b77a8fdd1b037d29379e81893e76050f512e15c3b9586b
File Size : 971,351,633
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Reviews/Synopsis
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Please go to the following website for detailed information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Sword,_Will_Travel

First off, I've been a huge martial arts movie fan in general, and a Shaw Brothers fan in particular since I was a kid when I used to watch Drive-In Movie on Saturday afternoon. All I can say is God bless Image Entertainment.
Getting your hands on decent versions of Shaw Brothers' classics in the past were very frustrating. Celestial Pictures (thanks to Vee King Shaw) made the right move totally restoring these classics.
Unfortunately, they were only Region 3 and could only be bought through a HK website. I know Red Sun was doing a great job at restoring and releasing SB flicks (just ask the Morgoth dude), but I could never find them. Now we have Image, yes!

The movie itself is the second film the godfather of HK cinema, Chang Cheh, made with his "first team", which mainly consisted of Ti Lung & David Chiang. It's the usual Chang classic involving brotherhood, intrigue, honor, bloodshed (lots of it), chivalry and redemption. I'm not going to go into the plot because it's already given in the editorial review & product description.
Let me just say that it's a period piece, and the choreography is old-school. The choreography isn't bad, but it lacks the finesse of Bruce Lee (who came later), and it lacks the quickness and precision of the Venoms, Jackie Chan, Samo Hung or Jet Li.
So what, it's a great film.

If you like Chang Cheh, Shaw Brothers and old-school fu (like me) get this. This is definitely the way these films should be seen. That goes for "The Wandering Swordsman", "The Water Margin" & "Legendary Weapons of China". I'm sure the Morgoth dude concurs.

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