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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-
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.
Note that all of the authorized SD transfers are missing frames at the negative splice points. -
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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