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| New title for an old film: Project A
is advertised as China Cop.
(Source: Suchitra Films) |
A poster from the late 1980s or the early 1990s when painting
was cheaper than photo collages. (Source: Suchitra Films) |
Action films featuring female stars were well
received in the B circuit but were not traded so often among
distributors or re-released repeatedly to warrant new titles.
(Source: Suchitra Films) |
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| Since Protector was
a success locally, Police Story
was passed off as a sequel. (Source: Suchitra Films) |
Other titles untraceable. (Source: Poorna Pictures) |
Other titles untraceable. (Source: Poorna Pictures) |
Probably Vengeance,
which was the Indian title of Snake in the
Eagle’s Shadow.
(Source: Poorna Pictures) |
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(Source: Srikanth Pictures) |
(Source: Poorna Pictures) |
The simplicity of this poster is an illustration of how the
star could be used to market a film. Notice the other Bruce
Lee and Jackie Chan posters on this page. Other titles of the
film untraceable. (Source: Suchitra Films) |
| Old (left) and new (right) posters of Big
Boss. |
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| Among the most successful martial arts films. (Source: Poorna
Pictures) |
Quoting Saddam Hussain, the poster promises ‘the mother
of all battles.’ (Source: Srikanth Pictures) |
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| Against the backdrop of constantly changing titles
and the return of old films with new titles, the emphasis on
the newness of this Jackie Chan film makes a lot of sense. (Source:
Raghavendra Films) |
(Source: Indo Overseas Films) |
(Source: Indo Overseas Films) |
| The new Jackie Chan:
too glossy and expensive for the B circuit and not quite
a hit in the A circuit. |
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For some reason Wong Jing's name is almost never
spelt correctly. The Telugu version of this movie is called
Tiger
Jet Lee.
(Source: Srikanth Pictures) |
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(Source: Krishna Priya Pictures) |
(Source: Prashanthi Pictures) |
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A rare poster of the classic with its original India title.
Also known as Once Upon a Time in China
(Source: Prashanthi Pictures)
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Also known as Once Upon a Time in China
II. (Source: Krishna Priya Pictures) |
Also known as Once Upon a Time in China
IV. (Source: Srikanth Pictures) |
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A relatively rare piece of good fortune for distributors:
two major stars in one film. (Source: Srikanth Pictures)
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Unfortunately for B circuit distributors, John Woo never became
famous locally till his migration to Hollywood. Publicity for
Hand of Death therefore
relied almost entirely on Jackie Chan. (Source: Srikanth Pictures) |
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A typical candidate for circulation as a soft-porn
film. Splicing of sexually explicit sequences that have been
cut by the board of censors or footage from entirely different
films is not uncommon in the B circuit. Suggestive visuals could,
however, be misleading. At times disappointed viewers, lured
by not so subtle promises of titillation, damage theatre property.
(Source: Srikanth Pictures) |
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