Production
Nov 18, 1907
Shanghai, China
Run Run Shaw
Production
Biography
Sir Run Run Shaw GBM CBE, also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-Fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry.
Feature Films (9)
Hong Kong cinemas had a wide range of glamorous female stars during the golden age of the 60's and 70's. The series will take the audience on a sentimental journey to the good old days and once again look at the expansive epic costume dramas and huangmei operas in which actresses played both the male and female roles. Rare interviews with Sir Run Run Shaw, stars Ivy Ling Po, Shaw Yin Yin, Tanny Tie Ni and Cheng Pei Pei are also featured.
Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studio
A French TV documentary from 1980 directed by Maurice Frydland, in which Sir Run Run Shaw gives an all-access tour of the Shaw Brothers backlot (including behind-the-scenes footage from Return to the 36th Chamber.
Citizen Shaw
Alan Whicker meets Chinese film mogul, Run Run Shaw, at his Hong Kong studios and sees examples of the swordfight films, of which he is producing more than sixty a year.
What Makes Shaw Run Run?
A look at Shaw Brothers Studios in their prime. Includes: interviews with David Chiang; exploring the Shaw Brothers sets; a look at the craftsmen, foley artists and stuntmen of Shaw Bros.; a profile on Run Run Shaw; Italian-meets-Chinese kung-fu films; and a visit from Peter Cushing.
Fists of Fire
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Made for German TV documentary about the early craze of Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema. While critical on the subject and not too well informed, it nevertheless offers some interesting insights into the Hong Kong film industry of that days.
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
As Hong Kong television entered the 1990s, this cross-network gala looked back over the industry's history from the founding of the territory's first subscription station in 1957 — the launch of TVB, the three-way rivalry between TVB, RTV and CTV, and the fierce ratings wars — with Sir Run Run Shaw and other key figures telling the story in person, and a star-studded line-up including Chow Yun-fat, Liza Wang, Sam Hui and Stephen Chow performing in tribute to the industry's finest.
