An early work by John Woo, LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY is a fairly traditional kung fu/swordplay drama about shifting loyalties among a group of independent swordsmen in old China. Boasting above-average action and photography, it clearly foreshadows Woo's later work. This 1978 Hong Kong film
made its official US debut on home video in 1997.
On the night of his wedding party, Master Kao Pun is attacked by his father's mortal enemy, Pak Chung Tong (Lee Hai Sheng), whose band wipes out most of Kao's party. Desperate for revenge, the wounded Kao seeks the Moonshadow sword from his martial arts master, who denies it to him on the grounds
that evil intent will result i...
Released:
1978
Rated:
NR
Length:
107 mins