Historical Epic Movies

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	Movie Name Country Release Year
	The 14 Amazons Hong Kong 1972 Ching Gong (Director) Tung Shao-Yung (Director, Cinematographer) Ching Siu-Tung (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Lisa Lu Ivy Ling Po Lily Ho Shu Pei-Pei Yueh Hua Wang Ping Liu Wu-Chi Karen Yip Li Ching Tina Chin Fei Ou-Yang Sha-Fei Wong Gam-Fung Betty Ting Pei Ha Ping Chen Yan-Yan Tsung Hua Fan Mei-Sheng Huang Chung-Hsing Tien Feng Wang Hsieh James Nam Lo Lieh Bolo Yeung Chan Shen Wang Fu-Ling (Soundtrack) Zhou Lan-Ping (Soundtrack) Hua Shan (Cinematographer) Classic epic (Monday, February 27, 2006)
	Sons Of Good Earth Hong Kong 1965 King Hu (Director, Actor, Writer) Han Ying-Chieh (Action Director, Actor) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Peter Chen Ho Betty Loh Tih Lee Kwan Tien Feng Chen Yan-Yan Fan Mei-Sheng Chang Pei-Shan Ku Feng Lau Kar-Leung Ching Gong (Writer) Solid debut from one of cinema's masters (Monday, April 24, 2006)
	The Blood Brothers Hong Kong 1973 Chang Cheh (Director, Writer) Lau Kar-Leung (Action Director) Tang Chia (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) David Chiang Ti Lung Chen Kuan-Tai Ching Li Ching Miao Wong Ching-Ho Tin Ching Fan Mei-Sheng Danny Lee Sau-Yin Hsu Sung-Ho Yuen Wo-Ping Chiang Tao Tang Tak-Cheung I Kuang (Writer) Kung Mu-To (Cinematographer) Frankie Chan (Soundtrack) The best Chang Cheh I've seen so far (Saturday, March 29, 2003)
	The Heroic Ones Hong Kong 1970 Chang Cheh (Director, Writer) Lau Kar-Leung (Action Director) Lau Kar-Wing (Action Director, Actor) Tang Chia (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) David Chiang Ti Lung Ku Feng Chin Han Chen Sing Pao Chia-Wen Lo Wai James Nam Liu Kang Sung Yuan Huang Pei-Chi Wang Kuang-Yu Chan Chuen Wang Chung Lily Li Li-Li Bolo Yeung Yuen Cheung-Yan Yen Shi-Kwan Yuen Shun-Yi Hsu Hsia Yuen Wo-Ping Huang Ha Fung Hak-On Chui Fat Tang Tak-Cheung Phillip Ko I Kuang (Writer) Kung Mu-To (Cinematographer) Wang Fu-Ling (Soundtrack) Probably seemed better at the time than it does now (Sunday, January 5, 2003)
	The Myth Hong Kong 2005 Stanley Tong (Director, Action Director) Jackie Chan (Action Director, Actor) Yuen Tak (Action Director, Actor) Kim Hee-Seon Tony Leung Ka-Fai Yu Rong-Guang Ken Lo Patrick Tam Malika Sherawat Sun Zhou Over-reaches in places, but surprisingly good overall (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)
	Twelve Gold Medallions Hong Kong 1970 Ching Gong (Director, Writer) Hsu Erh-Niu (Action Director) Sammo Hung (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) Yueh Hua Chin Ping Ching Miao Lisa Chiao Chiao Wang Hsieh Huang Chung-Hsing Yeung Chi-Hing Ku Feng Not quite as impressive as I remembered (Sunday, November 7, 2021) Superlative (Sunday, April 13, 2003)
	All Men Are Brothers Hong Kong 1973 Chang Cheh (Director, Writer) Wu Ma (Director) Lau Kar-Leung (Action Director) Lau Kar-Wing (Action Director) Chan Chuen (Action Director) Tang Chia (Action Director) Shaw Brothers (Production Company) David Chiang Fan Mei-Sheng Chen Kuan-Tai Danny Lee Sau-Yin Ti Lung Wang Chung Wang Kuang-Yu Yu Feng Zhu Mu Bolo Yeung Ku Feng Tetsuro Tamba Bruce Tong Yen Shi-Kwan Fung Hak-On I Kuang (Writer) Frankie Chan (Soundtrack) Kuang Han-Lu (Cinematographer) Less fun than I remembered (Sunday, October 1, 2023) Great production values and lots of fun (Monday, January 19, 2004)
	Burning Of The Imperial Palace Hong Kong 1983 Li Han-Hsiang (Director, Writer) Liu Xiao-Qing Tony Leung Ka-Fai Hong Kwan Chan Wah Dramatic telling of the end of Chinese imperial rule (Monday, October 16, 2000)
	14 Blades Hong Kong 2010 Daniel Lee (Director, Writer) Donnie Yen Zhao Wei Wu Chun Qi Yu-Wu Kate Tsui Chen Kuan-Tai Wu Ma Sammo Hung Abe Kwong (Writer) Forgettable (Tuesday, October 26, 2010)
	Call of Heroes Hong Kong 2016 Benny Chan (Director, Writer) Sammo Hung (Action Director) Lam Hak-Ming (Action Director) Lau Ching-Wan Louis Koo Eddie Peng Yolanda Yuan Quan Maggie Jiang Shu-Ying Liu Kai-Chi Wu Jing Philip Keung Sammy Hung Berg Ng Ting-Yip Xing Yu Justice only exists if it is maintained (Monday, August 24, 2020)