Pao Hsueh-Li

Regie

1. Januar 1936 (90 Jahre)
Born in Nanjing and a native of Jiangsu, Pao went to Taiwan in 1949. While in Secondary school, he worked part-time in the evenings at the film processing studio of Taiwan Motion Picture Studio. Upon graduation, he continued to work at the company as an assistant cinematographer for six years and later switched to Lucky Star Film Co Ltd to work as a cinematographer for three years, where he shot many Taiwanese-dialect films. In 1966, when Lo Chen went to Taiwan for the location shooting of Too Late for Love (1967), Pao assisted him and gained his recognization. Pao then went to Hong Kong the following year and joined Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Ltd. He first worked as a cinematographer at Shaws, responsible for shooting Lo Chen, Griffin Yue Feng and Chang Cheh's films. Some of the major works included Chang Cheh's The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967) and Golden Swallow (1968); Griffin Yue Feng's Rape of the Sword (1967), Spring Blossoms (1968) and The Silent Love (1971). Pao was acclaimed for his meticulous camerawork and the way he captured the sentiments of the characters. Recommended and encouraged by Chang and Yue, he began his directorial career in 1970. His first film was a horror action film shot in the same year, Finger of Doom (released in 1972), followed by Oath of Death (1971). He directed ten and plus titles for Shaws, of which he co-directed six of them with Chang, including the remarkable The Boxer from Shantung (1972) and Man of Iron (1972). He was deeply influenced by Chang and, like him his forte was action films.

In 1977, Pao left Shaws and returned to Taiwan to make wuxia films Blooded Treasury Fight (1979) and The Eight Escorts (1980) for companies such as Yen Sheng Film. His wife, Chin Shu-mei, was a scriptwriter for Shaws when he was working there. The two of them later founded Yu Fung Film Company in Taiwan, and produced films directed by Pao, including Heroic One (1981) and Night of the Assassins (1981). (From Hong Kong Film Archive)

Filme & Serien auf plex.tv

  • The Inheritor of Kung Fu
    The Inheritor of Kung Fu1983
  • Die Todeshand des schwarzen Panthers
    Die Todeshand des schwarzen Panthers1977
  • The Revenger
    The Revenger1980

Bekannt aus

  • Die sieben Schläge des gelben Drachen
    Die sieben Schläge des gelben Drachen1972
  • Der Pirat von Shantung
    Der Pirat von Shantung1972
  • Das Blut der roten Python
    Das Blut der roten Python1977
  • Der Mann mit der Tigerpranke
    Der Mann mit der Tigerpranke1972
  • König der Shaolin
    König der Shaolin1972
  • Ti Lung - Die tödliche Kobra
    Ti Lung - Die tödliche Kobra1980
  • Iron Monkey II
    Iron Monkey II1978
  • Die Todesengel des Kung Fu
    Die Todesengel des Kung Fu1977
  • Finger of Doom
    Finger of Doom1972
  • Wang Wu - Der Kämpfer mit dem Phönixschwert
    Wang Wu - Der Kämpfer mit dem Phönixschwert1973
  • Die Teufelspiraten von Kau-Lun
    Die Teufelspiraten von Kau-Lun1973
  • The Oath of Death
    The Oath of Death1971
  • Qi mian ren
    Qi mian ren1975
  • Blood Treasury Fight
    Blood Treasury Fight1979
  • The Inheritor of Kung Fu
    The Inheritor of Kung Fu1983
  • Gong Fu Huang Di
    Gong Fu Huang Di1981
  • The Eight Escorts
    The Eight Escorts1980
  • The Revenger
    The Revenger1980
  • The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons
    The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons1978
  • The Mask of Vengeance
    The Mask of Vengeance1980

Filmografie

1977
The Naval Commandos · as Co-Director
1972
Trilogy of Swordsmanship · as Director Of Photography
1972
Finger of Doom · as Director Of Photography
1970
A Taste of Cold Steel · as Director Of Photography
1970
The Golden Knight · as Director Of Photography
1970
The Twelve Gold Medallions · as Director Of Photography
1969
San xiao · as Director Of Photography
1969
Luo xie · as Director Of Photography
1968
The Bells of Death · as Director Of Photography
1968
Golden Swallow · as Director Of Photography
1968
Guai xia · as Director Of Photography
1967
Rape of the Sword · as Director Of Photography
1967
The Trail of the Broken Blade · as Director Of Photography