Hero [DVD] / Miramax Films presents in association with Elite Group Enterprises Inc. and Edko Films.
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FilmPublisher number: 44659 | LionsgateLanguage: Chinese, English, French, Spanish Original language: Chinese Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: [United States] : Miramax, [2014]Edition: Special editionDescription: 1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Quentin Tarantion presents Jet Li hero
- DVD 529A
- Directed by Zhang Yimou ; produced by Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou ; screenplay by Li Feng, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin ; director or photography, Christopher Doyle ; edited by Zhai Ru, Angie Lam ; production designers, Huo Ting Xiao, Ti Zhen Zhou ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; music, Tan Dun.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| 3 Day Loan | LSAD Library DVD collection | DVD 529A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100575878 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Hero is two-time Academy Award nominee Zhang Yimou's directorial attempt at exploring the concept of a Chinese hero. During the peak of their Warring States period, China was divided into seven kingdoms all fighting for supremacy. Most determined to dominate China was the kingdom of Qin, whose king (Chen Daoming) was wholly obsessed with becoming the first emperor of China. Though he was an assassination target for many, none of his would-be killers inspired as much fear as the legendary assassins Broken Sword (Tony Leung), Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung), and Sky (Donnie Yen). In hopes of thwarting his death, the king has promised endless wealth and power to anyone who defeats his would-be murderers. No results come until ten years later, when a man called Nameless (Jet Li) brings the weapons of the three assassins to the Qin king's palace. Nameless claims to be an expert swordsman who had defeated Sky and destroyed the famed duo of Flying Snow and Broken Sword by using their love for one another against them. Once Nameless comes face to face with the king, however, it looks as if the situation is more complicated than he had thought. Also featured in Hero is actress Zhang Ziyi (The Road Home, Crouching Tiger, Hiden Dragon) as Broken Sword's devoted servant, Moon. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
Based on the novel by Li Feng.
Special features: "Inside the action: a conversation with Quentin Tarantino and Jet Li" ; Hero defined ; storyboards.
Directed by Zhang Yimou ; produced by Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou ; screenplay by Li Feng, Zhang Yimou, Wang Bin ; director or photography, Christopher Doyle ; edited by Zhai Ru, Angie Lam ; production designers, Huo Ting Xiao, Ti Zhen Zhou ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; music, Tan Dun.
Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Zihi, Chen Dao Ming, Donnie Yen.
With supernatural skill and no fear a nameless soldier embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that massacred his people. Now, to achieve the justice he seeks, he must take on the empire's most ruthless assassins and reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat.
MPAA rating: PG-13