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Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (The) AKA Wu Lang Ba Gua Gun AKA The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter AKA The Invincible Pole Fighters AKA Magnificent Pole Fighters (1984)
Bucketloads of Kung Fu action.Director: Chia-Liang Liu AKA Lau Kar Leung
Year of Copyright: 1983
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Start-up Trailers:
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Subtitles:English, English HoH, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Filmographies:
- director Liu Chia Liang
- actor Gordon Liu
- actor Alexander Fu Sheng
Photo Gallery (20 pics) -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD title: "Invincible Pole Fighter".
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Subtitles:French (FORCED)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Release title: " Les 8 diagrammes de WU-Lang".
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Extras:DISC ONE: Marco Polo
DISC TWO: King Boxer
DISC THREE: The Kung-Fu Instructor
DISC FOUR: The Sentimental Swordsman
DISC FIVE: The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
*The Film
Featurettes:
- "Elegant Trails: Gordon Liu" (6:20)
- "Elegant Trails: Alexander Fu Sheng" (6:09)
Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer (4:04)
Still Gallery (31 images)
DISC SIX: Bonus Disc
German Shaw Brothers Trailers:
- "Das Schwert des gelben Tigers" (2:53)
- "Zhao - Der Unbesiegbare" (3:39)
- "Die Rache der gelben Tiger" (3:22)
- "Die 13 Söhne des gelben Drachen" (3:02)
- "Der Mann mit der Tigerpranke" (2:12)
- "Blutsbrüder gelben Drachen" (3:34)
- "Wang Yu - Sein Schlag war immer tödlich" (3:44)
- "Die Teufelspiraten von Kau-Lun" (2:47)
- "King Fu - Seine Fäuste zucken wie Blitze" (3:24)
- "Die tödlichen Zwei" (2:52)
- "Karate, Küsse, Blonde Katzen" (3:20)
- "Four Riders" (2:51)
- "Die 7 goldenen Vampire" (2:44)
- "Der Pirat von Shantung" (2:02)
- "Die Eroberer" (2:41)
- "Omen des Bösen" (3:01)
- "Die gnadenlosen 5" (2:34)
- "Bruce Lee - Das war mein Leben" (2:32)
- "Aufstand der Shaolin" (2:23)
- "Karato - Sein härtester Schlag" (1:23)
- "Die unschlagbaren Sieben" (2:14)
- "Marco Polo - Im Reiche des Kublai Khan #1" (3:33)
- "Marco Polo - Im Reiche des Kublai Khan #2" (2:04)
- "Die tödlichen Fäuste des Shaolin" (3:06)
- " Shaolin - Die Rache mit der Todeshand" (2:26)
- " Die fliegende Guillotine" (3:31)
- " Der Tempel der Shaolin" (2:34)
- " Der Koloss von Konga" (2:13)
- " Die Todesengel des Kung Fu" (2:36)
- " Blutsbrüder des Kung-Fu" (2:36)
- " mit eingebranntem Koch Media Logo
- " Der Kung Fu-Fighter von China-Town" (2:47)
- " König der Shaolin" (2:27)
- " Der Schrei des gelben Adlers" (2:16)
- " Das Höllentor des Shaolin" (2:51)
- " mit eingebranntem Koch Media Logo
- " Der Todesschlag der Stahlfinger" (2:52)
- " Die Todeshand des gelben Adlers" (2:50)
- " Der Todesblitz der Shaolin" (2:47)
- " mit eingebranntem Koch Media Logo
- " Das Schlitzohr mit dem Dampfhammer" (2:07)
- " mit eingebranntem Koch Media Logo
- " Das tödliche Erbe des Shaolin" (2:48)
- " Die Todesfalle der Shaolin" (1:56)
- " Die grausame Rache der Shaolin" (2:28)
- " mit eingebranntem Koch Media Logo
- " Rückkehr zu den 36 Kammern der Shaolin" (3:24)
- " Der Mann mit der Stahlkette 4:3 (2:34)
- " Die Eisenfaust" (2:11)
- " Die Todeskammern der Shaolin" (2:03)
- " Das Todesduell der Tigerkralle" (2:19)
- " Der gnadenlose Vollstrecker" (2:16)
- " Das Grabmal des Shaolin" (2:51)
- " Payment in Blood" (1:48)
- " Vier Fäuste wie ein Donnerschlag" (2:26)
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Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4020628921606
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Notes:Limited to 2,000 copies.
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Extras:Movie Information:
- Photo Gallery
-- Behind the Scenes
-- Movie Stills
- Original Poster
- Production Notes
- Biography and Selected Filmography:
-- Alexander Fu Sheng
-- Gordon Liu (AKA Lau Chia-hui)
- Hsiao Hou
-- Lily Li
-- Mai Te-lo (AKA Mak Tak Lo)
-- Wang Yu
-- Liu Chia-Liang (AKA Lau Kar Leung)
Reissue Trailer (1:03)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Executioners from Shaolin" (1:03)
- "Return to the 36th Chamber" (1:07)
- Heroes Two (0:58)
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Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional), English, Indonesian, Malay
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:PAL-to-NTSC conversion.
Extras are in Chinese with optional Chinese and English subtitles
Initial pressings come packaged with a slipcover.
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OVERALL: Draw
The Hong Kong release has 5.1 remixed audio and minor extras though note it is a PAL to NTSC transfer.
The US and release has a proper widescreen transfer and the original mono track.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Genius Products - Yes, missing frames at each splice point in the negative (97:21 NTSC)
- R1 America- Venom Mob Films - Yes- The suicide of Father Yang is missing (running time approx. 94 mins)
- R2 France- Wild Side Video - No cuts (93:42 PAL).
- R2 Shaw Brothers Limited Edition No. 2 Germany- Koch Media - Yes, restored Hong Kong version with frame cuts (93:44 PAL)
- R3 Hong Kong- IVL - Yes, missing frames at each splice point in the negative (93:15 PAL-to-NTSC).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 29/07/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 18/05/22UPDATE LOG:
08/10/14: Added Dragon Dynasty release.
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19/11/16: Addition of Germany, updated Hong Kong.
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