Come Drink With Me (blu-ray) standard version
Come Drink With Me (blu-ray) standard version
Couldn't load pickup availability
Director: King Hu
Cast: Cheng Pei-pei, Yueh Hua, and Chen Hung-Lieh
Region: B
Label: 88FILMS
A fearless heroine... a kung-fu master in hiding... a seemingly invincible villain... and a film that's universally regarded as one of the greatest ever made in Hong Kong.
The heroine is Golden Swallow (Cheng Pei-pei – Painted Faces; Crounching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – in a star-making turn). She's been dispatched by her powerful father to rescue her brother who's been taken hostage by bandits. The kung-fu master is Fan Da-pei (Heroes Shed No Tears; Rumble in the Bronx); he may look like a drunken beggar but he's one of the best fighters around. Trouble is, the only man who can beat him is helping the bandits...
Directed by the legendary King Hu (A Touch of Zen; The Fate of Lee Khan) for the mighty Shaw Brothers studio, Come Drink With Me shook up martial arts movies and influenced everyone from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan and beyond. No wonder 88 Films are so proud to present this UK Blu-Ray Premiere.
Share

More Details
Special Features
- Restored HD Master in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
- Uncompressed English Dub Soundtrack
- Uncompressed Original Mandarin Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by Genre Cinema expert Samm Deighan
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Reversible sleeve with alternative artwork
Technical Specifications
Audio: DTS-HD MA Dual Mono
Picture: HD 1080p 2.35:1
Runtime: 95 mins approx
Language: English / Chinese
Subtitles: English
Shipping
We ship using a Tracked service and we pack our orders with bubble wrap and sturdy boxes to protect the items for their journey to you. That's why so many customers choose us.
Once you add a product to your Cart, you can see the Shipping & Packing Charges for your order.
For more info see our Shipping Help page.
Considered the first modern wuxia, the 1966 'Come Drink With Me' is a must see martial arts flick. Although the plot revolves around swordswoman Golden Swallow (Cheng Pei Pei) on a mission to rescue her brother, its not the story that makes this film most noteworthy. Its that it was a Hong Kong film that combined for the first time Western editing techniques with Japanese samurai style along with beautiful cinematography all within a Chinese aesthetic. Director King Hu would later make 'Dragon Inn' and his most celebrated film 'A Touch of Zen'. By todays standards the movie's action might seem slow and stylized with overly dramatic moments, but in 1966 it blazed a new path for the Hong Kong film industry going forward.
The legendary Cheng Pei Pei's beauty and charm along with her dance background made her a perfect lead for martial arts movies. International audiences best know her as the treacherous Jade Fox in the 2000 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' but the Hong Kong superstar already had a 30+ year career up to that point. When I think about her illustrious career there are many films of hers that I love, but I always come back to my favorite and the one that put her and director King Hu on the map, the immortal Come Drink With Me.