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Imperial Tomb Raiders (1973)
Directed by Ting Shan-Hsi
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When Emperor Xian Feng (1831-1861) favourite concubine Cao died, he had her secretly buried in a huge cavern of the remote Qing Gang Mountains. Rumour has it that the “Eternal night-shining Pearl” was buried with her. About 20 years later it appears that 1 of 8 palace maiden, chosen to follow her to the death, escaped and is now most wanted by a bunch of unscrupulous bandits, who want her to lead to them to that hidden location. They encounter unexpected resistance, when they are opposed by a quintet of women fighters and a male government official.
Length 73 minutes
Actors
Wong Yung | Yan-yung Tso | Kong Yeung | Hsieh Han | Chang Ping-Yu | Chu Ching | Ling Yin | Yuen Sam | Ko Hsiao Pao | Shan Mao | Cheng Fu-Hung | Lee Keung | Kwan Hung | Tsai Hung
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/16/2024 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
A B-tier (or perhaps C-tier) Shaw Production that, despite being edited to bone, is very entertaining. The plentiful use of actual outdoor locations is refreshing including the elaborate mountain base. The soundstage tomb set is huge and ornate and apparently only used for this movie?
The edits don’t allow much of the quick action to breathe but there’s some really fun stuff with the all-women palace gang versus the mountain bandits. Not sure this film will find its way to one of the Shaw sets but they really oughta include it for the production design and story plus the stunts.
I’d like to meet the person who did the subtitles. The liberal use of the word “fuck” in the period piece had me LOLing.
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