The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Keith Clarke
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Keith Clarke

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Overview

"This collection of great fight scenes in film history, The Art of Action, comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and

Product Details

Release Date: 12/31/2002
UPC: 0043396084766
Original Release: 2002
Rating: NR
Source: SONY PICTURES
Region Code: 1
Sound: [Dolby Digital Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:36:00
Sales rank: 7,654

Special Features

Digitally mastered audio; Audio: english and french 2-channel (Dolby Surround); Subtitles: english, french, spanish, portuguese, chinese, korean, thai; Six action-packed trailers of martial arts films

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Samuel L. Jackson Narrator,Host
Steve Rucker Composer

Technical Credits
Keith Clarke Screenwriter
John Levin Producer
Christopher Sliney Screenwriter

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Start [2:00]
2. Philosophy of the Fist [2:07]
3. Wuxia [2:10]
4. Origins: Peking Opera [5:13]
5. Peking Opera School Training [2:01]
6. The First Stars [1:22]
7. Silent Martial Arts Movies [2:23]
8. Wong Fei Hung [4:39]
9. The Shaw Brothers [1:01]
10. Kurosawa's Samurai Films [1:09]
11. Three Tremendous Influences [3:54]
12. One-Armed Swordsman [2:22]
13. Bonnie and Clyde Influence [2:42]
14. 36 Chambers of Shaolin [2:21]
15. Golden Harvest [1:09]
16. Bruce Lee [11:52]
17. "Kung Fu" [3:40]
18. A Shot in the Arm [3:27]
19. Jackie Chan [5:42]
20. Tsui Hark [2:39]
21. Jet Li [1:02]
22. Yuen Wo Ping [3:37]
23. John Woo [6:21]
24. Women Retake Center Stage [3:24]
25. A Fully Accepted Genre [1:21]
26. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [7:23]
27. The Martial Arts Influence [3:16]
28. What Does it All Mean? [5:44]
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