Shaw Brothers Studio
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Shaw Brothers Studio was a pioneering and highly influential Hong Kong film production company best known for its classic martial arts and genre films that helped define Hong Kong cinema from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shaw Brothers | 1 |
| Shaw Brothers Studio, Hong Kong | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hong Kong film studio
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film production company ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1950s–1980s ⓘ |
| backlotSize | one of the largest in Asia at the time ⓘ |
| businessModel | vertically integrated studio system ⓘ |
| ceasedRegularFilmProduction | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| country | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Hong Kong
NERFINISHED
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Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ international markets ⓘ |
| employedUnderContractSystem |
actors
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directors ⓘ technicians ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Run Run Shaw
NERFINISHED
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Runme Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
exploitation
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historical epics ⓘ horror ⓘ martial arts ⓘ wuxia ⓘ |
| hadTelevisionArm | TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Golden Harvest
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Hong Kong New Wave filmmakers NERFINISHED ⓘ global martial arts cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfFilms |
Cantonese
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Mandarin ⓘ |
| legacy | iconic brand in classic Hong Kong cinema ⓘ |
| location | Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDirector |
Chang Cheh
NERFINISHED
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Chor Yuen NERFINISHED ⓘ King Hu NERFINISHED ⓘ Lau Kar-leung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFilm |
Come Drink with Me
NERFINISHED
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Five Deadly Venoms NERFINISHED ⓘ One-Armed Swordsman NERFINISHED ⓘ The 36th Chamber of Shaolin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boxer from Shantung NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Five Venoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hong Kong cinema classics
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martial arts films ⓘ wuxia films ⓘ |
| notableStar |
Cheng Pei-pei
NERFINISHED
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David Chiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Liu NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Wang Yu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ti Lung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedOwnBacklot | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Shaw Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakInfluence |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| visualStyle | elaborate studio sets and stylized action choreography ⓘ |
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Shaw Brothers Studio, Hong Kong
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Shaw Brothers