Dragon Inn

Name: Dragon Inn
Genre: https://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/id4401
Released: 1967-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 5
Cast: Shih Chun, Shangkuan Ling-fung, Bai Ying, Miao Tien, Han Ying-Chieh

- Critics Consensus 100%
- HD

- Action & Adventure
- 1 Hour 51 Minutes
- 1967
- 5.0 • 2 Ratings

The art of martial-arts filmmaking took a leap into bold new territory with this action-packed tale of Ming-dynasty intrigue. After having the emperor’s minister of defense executed, a power-grabbing eunuch sends assassins to trail the victim’s children to a remote point on the northern Chinese border. But that bloodthirsty mission is confounded by a mysterious group of fighters who arrive on the scene, intent on delivering justice and defending the innocent. The first film King Hu made after moving to Taiwan from Hong Kong in search of more creative freedom, Dragon Inn combines rhythmic editing, meticulous choreography, and gorgeous widescreen compositions with a refinement that was new to the wuxia genre. Its blockbuster success breathed new life into a classic formula and established Hu as one of Chinese cinema’s most audacious innovators.

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The art of martial-arts filmmaking took a leap into bold new territory with this action-packed tale of Ming-dynasty intrigue. After having the emperor’s minister of defense executed, a power-grabbing eunuch sends assassins to trail the victim’s children to a remote point on the northern Chinese border. But that bloodthirsty mission is confounded by a mysterious group of fighters who arrive on the scene, intent on delivering justice and defending the innocent. The first film King Hu made after moving to Taiwan from Hong Kong in search of more creative freedom, Dragon Inn combines rhythmic editing, meticulous choreography, and gorgeous widescreen compositions with a refinement that was new to the wuxia genre. Its blockbuster success breathed new life into a classic formula and established Hu as one of Chinese cinema’s most audacious innovators.

- Rent $3.99
- Buy $14.99

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5.0 out of 5

2 Ratings

Critics Consensus: With King Hu's elegant compositions and balletic choreography that never misses a step, Dragon Inn represents a pinnacle in wuxia entertainment.