{"title":"Historical Epics","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistorical Epics on Blu-ray an 4K UHD on the Terracotta store. Big battles and big historical events in East Asian cinema, on Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Shop Terracotta for all your Asian historical epics.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"horrible-history-chang-cheh-boxset-blu-ray-standard-edition","title":"Horrible History Chang Cheh boxset (blu ray) standard edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour historical epics directed by the prolific Chang Cheh, in one limited edition blu ray boxset.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarco Polo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pirate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoxer Rebellion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFour Riders \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eon two-discs in this 2,000 print run only release with slipcase and booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChang Cheh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e made nearly a hundred films during a long and storied career spent at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaw Brothers Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where he directed such landmark films as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe One-Armed Swordsman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive Deadly Venoms \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Heroic Ones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Many of his films drew upon Chinese history for inspiration – and many of them were based on real people and events, four such films are gathered here in this Eureka Entertainment blu ray release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMarco Polo\u003c\/em\u003e, the eponymous Venetian explorer (\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e) becomes embroiled in a battle between the Mongol Empire and Chinese rebels in the thirteenth century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Pirate\u003c\/em\u003e, the infamous nineteenth-century raider Cheung Po Tsai (\u003cstrong\u003eTi Lung\u003c\/strong\u003e) must evade agents of the Imperial Court while attempting to aid the downtrodden residents of a coastal village.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBoxer Rebellion\u003c\/em\u003e, a group of Chinese patriots use kung fu to protect their nation against invading forces at the turn of the twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinally, in \u003cem\u003eFour Riders\u003c\/em\u003e, a Chinese veteran of the Korean War enlists three comrades to help him escape the South Korean Military Police Command after he is falsely accused of murdering an American soldier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarco Polo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pirate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBoxer Rebellion \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFour Riders \u003c\/em\u003eare all fascinating examples of the rewriting of history common in popular genre cinema, directed with aplomb by a veteran of Shaw Brothers in Chang Cheh – one of the most celebrated and prolific filmmakers in Hong Kong. All four films are presented on Blu-ray from HD masters supplied by Celestial Pictures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eureka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56249170526587,"sku":"EKA70555","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/horrible_history_chang_cheh_bluray.webp?v=1778698499"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/collections\/historical-epics.oembed","provider":"TerracottaDistribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}