Blu-ray release: ‘The Daredevils’ & ‘Ode to Gallantry’

By   |  Dec 29, 2024

 Eureka Entertainment are bringing two Hong Kong martial arts classics directed by Chang Cheh – ‘The Daredevils’ and ‘Ode to Gallantry’ – to US and UK Blu-ray on March 24/25, 2025.

During his long and industrious career, the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema” Chang Cheh made several films with the celebrated “Venom Mob,” a group of skilled martial arts performers – including Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, , Sun Chien, , and Wai Pak – who rose to fame as the stars of his own ‘Five Deadly Venoms’. Here, Eureka Classics presents two of the Venom Mob’s best: ‘The Daredevils’ & ‘Ode to Gallantry’.

Set in Republic era China, ‘The Daredevils’ (雜技亡命隊) follows Yang Ta-ying (Lo Meng) as he sets out to avenge his father, a military commander who was murdered in cold blood by Han Pei-tsang (), a thief-turned-soldier who killed Yang’s father – along with the rest of his family – to take control of his estate and his army. With the help of his friends Chen Feng (Chiang Sheng), Fu Quanyi (Lu Feng), and Xin Zheng (Sun Chien), he sets out for justice.

Then, in ‘Ode to Gallantry’ (俠客行), a lone martial artist nicknamed “Mongrel” is continually drawn into an intense struggle between several warring martial arts clans after he stumbles across the Black Iron Token, which entitles the owner to have any wish granted by Xie Yanke (Wong Lik), a brutal kung fu master.

Features:
• 1080p HD presentations on Blu-ray from masters supplied by Celestial Pictures
• Original mono audio tracks
• Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
• Two new commentaries by Frank Djeng and Michael Worth
• Two new commentaries by Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• Deadly Venoms – new interview with Wayne Wong
• Limited edition of 2000 copies
• Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new art by Chris Malbon
• Limited edition collector’s booklet

‘The Daredevils’ & ‘Ode to Gallantry’ are available to pre-order now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

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