Pao Hsueh-Li

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    鮑學禮, Pao Hsiue-Li, Pao Hsieh-Li, Pao Hsuen-Li, Hsueh-Li Pao

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Born in Nanjing and a native of Jiangsu, Pao went to Taiwan in 1949. While in Secondary school, he worked part-time in the evenings at the film processing studio of Taiwan Motion Picture Studio. Upon graduation, he continued to work at the company as an assistant cinematographer for six years and later switched to Lucky Star Film Co Ltd to work as a cinematographer for three years, where he shot many Taiwanese-dialect films. In 1966, when Lo Chen went to Taiwan for the location shooting of Too Late for Love (1967), Pao assisted him and gained his recognization. Pao then went to Hong Kong the following year and joined Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Ltd. He first worked as a cinematographer at Shaws, responsible for shooting Lo Chen, Griffin Yue Feng and Chang Cheh's films. Some of the major works included Chang Cheh's The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967) and Golden Swallow (1968); Griffin Yue Feng's Rape of the Sword (1967), Spring Blossoms (1968) and The Silent Love (1971). Pao was acclaimed for his meticulous camerawork and the way he captured the sentiments of the characters. Recommended and encouraged by Chang and Yue, he began his directorial career in 1970. His first film was a horror action film shot in the same year, Finger of Doom (released in 1972), followed by Oath of Death (1971). He directed ten and plus titles for Shaws, of which he co-directed six of them with Chang, including the remarkable The Boxer from Shantung (1972) and Man of Iron (1972). He was deeply influenced by Chang and, like him his forte was action films. In 1977, Pao left Shaws and returned to Taiwan to make wuxia films Blooded Treasury Fight (1979) and The Eight Escorts (1980) for companies such as Yen Sheng Film. His wife, Chin Shu-mei, was a scriptwriter for Shaws when he was working there. The two of them later founded Yu Fung Film Company in Taiwan, and produced films directed by Pao, including Heroic One (1981) and Night of the Assassins (1981). (From Hong Kong Film Archive)

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1936-01-01
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Directing
  • star Popularity: 1.2
  • info Birth Place Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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The Water Margin

1972-03-17

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Man of Iron

1972-10-13

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Iron Bodyguard

1973-12-08

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The Delightful Forest

1972-09-20

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Finger of Doom

1972-04-14

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Five Tough Guys

1974-11-15

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The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons

1978-02-09

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A Co-Ed's Diary

1986-01-01

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The Shadow Boxer

1974-03-07

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Golden Swallow

1968-04-03

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The Battle Wizard

1977-09-09

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The Trail of the Broken Blade

1967-03-04

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Heroic Ones

1983-07-23

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The Taxi Driver

1975-08-28

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The Pirate

1973-07-27

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The Boxer from Shantung

1972-02-11

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The Drinking Knight

1971-01-01

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The Younger Generation

1970-03-12

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The Twelve Gold Medallions

1970-07-01

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The Silent Love

1971-04-02

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Witty Hand, Witty Sword

1978-06-17

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The Heroes

1980-10-23

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A Taste of Cold Steel

1970-09-16

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The Eight Escorts

1980-01-01

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Raw Passions

1969-04-08

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Rape of the Sword

1967-11-08

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Blooded Treasury Fight

1979-11-29

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The Imposter

1975-08-09

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The Three Smiles

1969-09-23

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Private First Class

1981-02-21

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My Son

1970-06-26

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The Oath of Death

1971-12-10

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Trilogy of Swordsmanship

1972-11-05

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Hero at the Border Region

1981-01-01

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Spring Blossoms

1968-04-18

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Tough Guy

1978-07-27

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The Golden Knight

1970-04-17

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Layout

1977-02-10

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Deadly Angels

1977-03-30

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The Bells of Death

1968-06-30

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The Magnificent Swordsman

1968-05-01

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Finger of Doom

1972-04-14

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Heroes of the Underground

1976-01-27

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Night of the Assassins

1980-11-11

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Beauty Escort

1979-10-24

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Flying Sword Lee

1979-04-12

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The Kung Fu Emperor

1981-10-03

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Imperial Matchmaker

1982-01-01

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Too Late for Love

1967-03-29

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The Revenger

1980-12-04

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The Great Conspiracy

1980-07-05