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One-Armed Swordsman AKA Dubei Dau (1967)
An evil gang attacks the Chi school of Golden Sword Kung Fu. One student sacrifices his life to save his teacher and his school.Director: Cheh Chang
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film critics/scholars David Chute and Andy Klein
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Extras:"The Master: Chang Cheh" featurette (17:29)
Interview Gallery:
Actor Jimmy Wang Yu (10:56)
Film critics/scholars David Chute and Andy Klein (8:09)
Trailer Gallery:
One-Armed Swordsman Trailers:
- Original Theatrical Trailer (4:02)
- New Home Video Trailer (1:08)
Other Films from the Filmmakers:
- 'The Boxer from Shantung' (3:35), 'The Chinese Boxer' (4:04), 'The Chinese Professionals' (1:04), 'Crippled Avengers' (3:41), 'Duel of the Iron Fist' (2:40), 'The New One-Armed Swordsman' (3:23), 'Return of the One-Armed Swordsman' (3:59), 'Seven Blows of the Dragon' (2:24), 'Street Gangs of Hong Kong' (1:03) and 'Vengeance' (2:28)
Shaw Bros. Currently Available:
- 'King Boxer' (1:08), 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin' (3:53), 'My Young Auntie' (4:19) and 'The Shaw Bros. Collection' (1:33).
Dragon Dynasty Trailers:
- 'Born to Fight' (1:43), 'Infernal Affairs 2' (3:15) and 'Seven Swords' (1:56)
Stills Gallery -
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
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Photo Gallery
Original Poster Art
Production Notes
Cast and Crew Biographies
- Jimmy Wang Yu
- Chiao Chiao
- Chang Pei-shan
- Pan Ying-tzu
- Yang Chi-ching
- Chang Cheh
"The Master - Chang Cheh" featurette (17:28) (with Traditional Chinese and English subtitles)
Competition Winning Student Animations
- Winner short film by Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore (2:53)
- First Runner-up: Jin Wen Institute of Technology, Taiwan (1:03)
- Second Runner-up: Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (1:29)
- Third Runner-up: Shanghai Tongji University, China (1:00)
Bonus trailers;
- "Golden Swallow" (1:01)
- "Five Shaolin Masters" (1:05)
- "The Magnificent Trio" (1:02)
- "Dragon Swamp" (1:03)
- "One-Armed Swordsman" (1:03) -
Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional), English
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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 transfer, resulting in ghosting. Subtitles contain a few spelling/grammatical errors.
Chinese text not translated.
All the trailers are newly edited and not the original trailers.
Also part of the 3 disc One-Armed Swordsman Trilogy box set. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film critics/scholars David Chute and Andy Klein
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Extras:"The Master: Chang Cheh" featurette (17:30)
Interview Gallery:
Actor Jimmy Wang Yu (10:29)
Film critics/scholars David Chute and Andy Klein (7:48)
Trailer Gallery:
One-Armed Swordsman Trailers:
- Original Theatrical Trailer (3:52)
- New Home Video Trailer (1:04)
Other Films from the Filmmakers:
- 'The Chinese Professionals' (0:59), 'The New One-Armed Swordsman' (3:14)
Shaw Bros. Currently Available:
- 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin' (3:43), 'My Young Auntie' (4:11) and 'The Shaw Bros. Collection' (1:29).
Commentator Biographies -
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:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The R1 or R4 For the extras and a proper transfer.
There is a disc released in the UK by Vengeance Video. The cover is incorrect. The film is actually One-Armed Swordsmen and not Swordsman! -
CUTS:
- R1 America- Dragon Dynasty - No cuts. (115:56 - NTSC)
- R3 Hong Kong- IVL - No cuts (110:45 PAL->NTSC).
- R4 Australia- Roadshow Entertainment - No cuts. (111:22 - PAL)
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 11/10/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/01/15UPDATE LOG:
26/01/15: Added Australia release, updated the Hong Kong release, added DVDBeaver link.
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