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Eastern Condors
Licensor Information
Fortune Star
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Legendary actor-director Sammo Hung delivers a bazooka blast of pure adrenaline in this exemplar of Hong Kong action cinema at its most entertaining. Drawing inspiration from Hollywood war films like The Dirty Dozen, Eastern Condors follows a ragtag band of Asian American prisoners dropped into Vietnam on a secret suicide mission to prevent a cache of weapons from falling into the hands of the Viet Cong, who are more than ready for a fight. Propelled by a dynamic ensemble cast that includes the ever-charismatic Yuen Biao as a black-market trader and a superhuman Yuen Wah as a giggling martial-arts monster, this rip-roaring spectacle offers a nonstop barrage of turbocharged set pieces that defy death, logic, and gravity itself.
Details by Film
Eastern Condors
Hong Kong VersionYear: 1987
Time: 98
Aspect Ratios
2.39:1
Audio
Cantonese PCM Mono 1.0
English PCM Mono 1.0
Eastern Condors
Export VersionYear: 1987
Time: 94
Aspect Ratios
2.39:1
Audio
Cantonese PCM Mono 1.0
English PCM Mono 1.0
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1
Audio Options:
Cantonese PCM Mono 1.0
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Alternate Version, Interview, Archival Footage, Theatrical Trailer, Audio Commentary, Insert
- New audio commentary featuring film critic Tony Rayns
- 2K digital restoration of the English-dubbed “export cut” of the film
- Meet the Filmmakers, a new interview with director Sammo Hung
- Sammo Hung discussing Eastern Condors
- Sammo Hung discussing Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao
- Interview with Yuen Wah
- Eastern Condors Live!, an onstage performance from the 1987 Miss Hong Kong Pageant
- Teaser and trailers
- An essay by film critic Sean Gilman
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Restoration Information
Eastern Condors
Restoration by:
Fortune Star
Year: 2018
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
Eastern Condors is presented in the original aspect ratio of 2.39:1. This new 2K master was created from the 35 mm original camera negative. The original monaural Cantonese soundtrack was assembled from the original Cantonese dialogue, music, and effects stems by collectors dedicated to the proper presentation of Hong Kong cinema. Those collectors also provided the missing English and Vietnamese dialogue elements from their holdings, and, with director Sammo Hung's approval, reedited one line of English dialogue to make it comprehensible.