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    Unique ID Code: 0000217894
    Added by: Jitendar Canth
    Added on: 17/5/2022 11:02
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    Half a Loaf of Kung Fu

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    Jackie Chan's first kung-fu comedy
    Certificate: 18
    Running Time: 96 mins
    Retail Price: £24.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    While the mighty Shaw Brothers were dominating the Hong Kong martial arts scene with hard-hitting features like THE CHINESE BOXER and dazzling us with an aesthetic brilliance found in productions such as LEGENDARY WEAPONS OF CHINA or THE SHAOLIN DISCIPLES, writer and star JACKIE CHAN and director Chen Chi-Hwa were cutting across much of the pomposity associated with many of these types of films and offering something much more akin to parody with HALF A LOAF OF KUNG FU Accident-prone Jiang (Chan) dreams of learning Kung Fu from a master, but when he takes employment as a bodyguard at a shady mansion, he stumbles upon an evil witch and finds himself in the middle of an uncertain future. Funny, inventive and clever, HALF A LOAF OF KUNG FU provides light-hearted action, some bonkers scenarios and of course, Chan’s patented style of fun and fury.

    Special Features:
    Audio Commentary by Kung Fu Experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
    English Trailer
    Hong Kong Trailer


    Gloss O-Ring slipcase with brand-new artwork from R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien
    Booklet Notes by Matthew Edwards
    Double-sided foldout Poster

    Video Tracks:
    2.35:1 widescreen 1080p

    Audio Tracks:
    PCM 2.0 Mono English
    PCM 2.0 Mono Cantonese
    PCM 2.0 Mono Mandarin

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Chi-Hwa Chen

    Written By:


    Starring:
    Jackie Chan
    Chun-Erh Lung
    Cheng-Lan Chin
    Chih-Ping Chiang
    Wen-Tai Li
    Dean Shek
    James Tien

    Music From:
    Frankie Chan

    Director of Photography:
    Ching-Chu Chen

    Editor:
    Wing-Chan Leung

    Producer:
    Wei Lo

    Distributor:
    88 Films

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