Knockabout Blu-ray Movie

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Overview

Knockabout (1979)

The film follows two con artist brothers, Yipao (Yuen Biao) and Taipao (Bryan Leung). One day they are cheated out of their ill-gotten gains in an encounter with Jia Wu Dao (Lau Kar Wing). They try to fight him, to retrieve their money, but are defeated, so they ask him to train them, hoping to become the best fighters in the city. After surpassing the fighting skills of "ordinary people", Yipao soon discovers that Jia Wu Dao is a murderer. When he realises his secret has been revealed, Jia Wu Dao attempts to kill Yipao, but Taipao blocks the fatal blow and is killed in his place. Yipao escapes and plots how he will avenge his brother's death. He encounters a fat beggar (Sammo Hung) and, impressed by his kung fu, he asks takes the beggar to become his new kung fu master.

Starring: Biao Yuen, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ming-Wai Chan, Chia-Yung Liu, Ka-Yan Leung
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Foreign	100%
Martial arts	42%
Action	4%
Comedy	Insignificant

Specifications

Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio
Cantonese: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Mandarin: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles
English, English SDH
Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Packaging
Slipcover in original pressing
Playback
Region A (B, C untested)

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