The Double Crossers (Collector’s Edition)
(Sammo Hung, Shin Il-ryong, Chan Sing, et al / Blu-ray / NR / (1976) 2024 / Eureka Classics)
Overview: From the director of The Skyhawk, Broken Oath and King Boxer, Jeong Chang-hwa’s “The Double Crossers” is an action-packed revenge story produced by Golden Harvest, starring South Korean martial artist Shin Il-ryong (The Dragon Lives Again) and featuring the legendary Sammo Hung (The Magnificent Butcher).
Following his late father’s murder, police officer Detective Lung (Shin) discovers that both of his parents were involved in a smuggling ring - and that his father was killed by its leader, a violent criminal now living in Hong Kong under the name Wang (Chao Hsiung, The One-Armed Swordsman).
Determined to avenge his father’s death, Lung resigns from the police force to take matters into his own hands. Teaming up with a smuggler who was once a close friend and partner-in-crime to his parents, Chang (Chan Sing, The Chinese Boxer), Lung heads for Hong Kong and sets about drawing Wang into a trap.
Blu-ray Verdict: Following in the footsteps of Golden Harvest’s earlier Bruce Lee vehicles, The Double Crossers was made in the years following Lee’s death, when the company was in search of a new generation of martial arts stars. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its worldwide debut Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration.
In truth, Jeong Chang-hwa’s brilliant The Double Crossers is just about all you need to feature in a film that you are hoping turns out to be an action-packed revenge story (and bonus points if you had your fingers crossed for it to be produced by Golden Harvest and starring South Korean actor and martial artist Shin Il-ryong and the legendary Sammo Hung).
The story follows Detective Lung (Shin), and after the death of his late father, he discovers that both of his parents were mysteriously involved in a smuggling ring, of all things. Oh, and to cap that all off, he quickly learns that his late father was killed by its leader, a violent criminal now living in Hong Kong under the name Wang (Chao Hsiung).
So he soon resigns from the police force to enable him to, well, take matters into his own hands, and teams up with a smuggler who was once a close friend and partner-in-crime to his parents, Chang (Chen Sing).
The trap will soon be set and so I hope you enjoy The Double Crossers as much myself and my family have always done, and especially now as part of Eureka’s 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a brand new 2K restoration.
Special Features:
1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a brand new 2K restoration
1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original English language export cut from a brand new 2K restoration
Original Mandarin and optional classic English dub (Hong Kong theatrical cut
Classic English dub (Export version)
Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
Brand new audio commentary on the Hong Kong theatrical version by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
Brand new audio commentary on the export version by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork
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