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Once Upon a Time in China III AKA Wong Fei-hung tsi sam: Siwong tsangba AKA Once Upon a Time in China 3 (1993)
Wong Fei-Hung and sidekick Chung arrive in Peking just as the Empress announces a Lion Dance martial arts contest. Also accompanying him is cousin Yee, his young, Westernized aunt-by-adoption, to whom Wong is secretly betrothed.Director: Hark Tsui
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Bonus trailer (run before the "Main menu"): "Tube AKA Tyubeu"
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Subtitles:English, Estonian, Latvian, and Russian
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Lithuanian Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in slim Amaray case. R0 encoded (case incorrectly states R2/R5). English subtitles not listed on the back cover.
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Extras:Original theatrical trailer
Clips from classic Wong Fei Hung films
Booklet on Wong Fei Hung written by Bey Logan -
Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Indonesia, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Once Upon a Time in China"
"The Legend of Huang Fei Hong part 1" featurette (12:59)
Movie Stills Photo Album
Movie Photo Slideshow (1:02)
Original Movie Trailer (4:33)
New Edited Movie Trailer (2:08)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Once Upon A Time In China II"
- "Once Upon A Time In China III"
DISC TWO
* "Once Upon a Time in China II"
"The Legend of Huang Fei Hong part 2" featurette (15:31)
Movie Stills Photo Album
Movie Photo Slideshow (1:02)
Original Movie Trailer (3:10)
New Edited Movie Trailer (1:49)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Once Upon A Time In China"
- "Once Upon A Time In China III"
DISC THREE
* "Once Upon a Time in China III"
"The Legend of Huang Fei Hong part 3" featurette (13:22)
Movie Stills Photo Album
Movie Photo Slideshow (1:03)
Original Movie Trailer (2:58)
New Edited Movie Trailer (1:42)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Once Upon A Time In China"
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese DTS 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Delivered in a special silk cover with ink wash painting (Limited to initial release).
Menu language options: Chinese or English on all 3 discs.
Audio (for the documentary): Cantonese Dolby 2.0 Stereo, Mandarin Dolby 2.0 Stereo.
Subtitles (for the documentary): Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional and English. -
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Extras:Original theatrical trailer
Clips from classic Wong Fei Hung films
Booklet on Wong Fei Hung written by Bey Logan -
Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Indonesia, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Original theatrical trailer
About The Film Featurette
Martial Arts Master Documentary -
Subtitles:Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Malaysia and Spanish,
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Filmographies
Trailer (1:48)
Bonus trailers
- Once Upon a Time in China Trilogy (1:10)
- Miracles (4:06)
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Subtitles:English, French and Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded regions 1/4.
This is from a non-anamorphic print that has been stretched to appear as though it were anamorphic - known as "fake" anamorphic. (Thanks to Rewind user bradavon for pointing this out.) -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Once Upon a Time in China"
DISC TWO
* "Once Upon a Time in China II"
* "Once Upon a Time in China III" -
Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Tsui Hark on Martial Arts" interview (6:39)
Hung Yan Yan Interview (11:55)
Trailer
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The interviews are in English with French subtitles.
Available in a 2-films set of "Once Upon a Time in China 3" and "Once Upon a Time in China 4" -
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Extras:Original Trailer (2:51)
Bonus Trailers
- The Expendables (2:26)
- War of the Wizards (1:56)
- Bodyguards and Assassins (2:21)
- The Treasure Hunter (2:00)
- The Storm Warriors (1:49)
- Blood & Flowers (1:50)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan
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Extras:Bey Logan Biography (text)
Biography Showcase (text)
Photo Gallery (25 stills)
Interview Gallery:
- Tsui Hark (22:54)
- John Wakefield (10:52)
Trailer Slection:
- UK Promotional Trailer (1:51)
- Original Theatrical Trailer (3:01)
- UK Promotional Trailer for "Once Upon a Time in China" (1:43)
- UK Promotional Trailer for "Once Upon a Time in China 2" (2:05)
Bonus Trailers
- "Miracles" (1:13 + DVD specs)
- "Battle Creek Crawl" (1:36 + DVD specs)
- "The Cannonball Run" (2:06 + DVD specs)
- "Game Of Death" (1:19 + DVD specs)
- "Armour Of God" (1:31 + DVD specs)
- "Hong Kong 1941" (1:37 + DVD specs)
- "Iron Monkey" (1:36 + DVD specs)
- "Magnificent Butcher" (1:07 + DVD specs)
- "Magnificent Warriors" (1:38 + DVD specs)
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Subtitles:Dutch, English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Easter eggs:Behind-the-Scenes footage from the original Once Upon a Time in China
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan
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Extras:Animated biography showcase for Jet Li
Original Theatrical Trailer
UK Promotional Trailer
Interview Gallery with John Wakefield and Tsui Hark -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Easter eggs:Behind-the-Scenes footage from the original Once Upon A Time In China : On the "Interview Gallery" menu highlight the "Tsui Hark interview" and press [left] and then [enter].
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Once Upon a Time in China"
"The Legend of Huang Fei Hong part 1" featurette (12:59)
Movie Stills Photo Album
Movie Photo Slideshow (1:02)
Original Movie Trailer (4:33)
New Edited Movie Trailer (2:08)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Once Upon A Time In China II"
- "Once Upon A Time In China III"
DISC TWO
* "Once Upon a Time in China II"
"The Legend of Huang Fei Hong part 2" featurette (15:31)
Movie Stills Photo Album
Movie Photo Slideshow (1:02)
Original Movie Trailer (3:10)
New Edited Movie Trailer (1:49)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Once Upon A Time In China"
- "Once Upon A Time In China III"
DISC THREE
* "Once Upon a Time in China III"
"The Legend of Huang Fei Hong part 3" featurette (13:22)
Movie Stills Photo Album
Movie Photo Slideshow (1:03)
Original Movie Trailer (2:58)
New Edited Movie Trailer (1:42)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Once Upon A Time In China"
- "Once Upon A Time In China II" -
Subtitles:English, Korean
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese DTS 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan
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Extras:Animated biography showcase for Jet Li
Original Theatrical Trailer (3:01)
UK Promotional Trailer (1:51)
UK Promotional Trailer for Once Upon A Time In China (1:43)
UK Promotional Trailer for Once Upon A Time In China 2 (2:05)
Interview with Tsui Hark (22:54)
Interview with John Wakefield (10:52)
Bonus trailer: "Zu Warriors" -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Easter eggs:Behind-the-Scenes footage from the original Once Upon A Time In China : On the "Interview Gallery" menu highlight the "Tsui Hark interview" and press [left] and then [enter].
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OVERALL: Draw
For audio, the Hong Kong Fortune Star Trilogy/Korean Spectrum sets for the Cantonese DTS 5.1 and original mono tracks.
For extras, the Hong Kong Legends UK and Australia, UK Cine Asia releases have identical extensive bonus features though note the film is slightly cut on those discs. -
CUTS:
- R0 Estonia- DVD Liider OÜ - Unknown, but could be cut as per UK (106:47 - PAL)
- R0 Hong Kong- Mega Star - No Cuts (105:46 NTSC)
- R0 Once Upon a Time in China Trilogy Hong Kong- Fortune Star/IVL - No Cuts (111:04 - NTSC)
- R0 Japan- Pioneer - No Cuts (105:46 NTSC)
- R0 Korea- Saerom Entertainment - No Cuts
- R1 America- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - Yes - Includes the original version (111:41 NTSC) and the English dubbed version with English credits (108:30 NTSC), both with 0m 4s of cuts (same as the UK cuts; thanks to Rewind user stevoj for pointing this out)
- R1 Once Upon a Time in China Collection America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No Cuts.
- R2 France- HK Video - No cuts (105:39 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Splendid Film - No cuts (106:27 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Cine Asia - Yes - 0m 4s. The wrong master was used which resulted in an unnecessary cut to an illegal horse fall (which is actually an effect not a horse falling at all) (106:16 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends - Yes - 0m 4s. The wrong master was used which resulted in an unnecessary cut to an illegal horse fall (which is actually an effect not a horse falling at all)
- R3 Hong Kong- Deltamac - No cuts (106:26 NTSC).
- R3 Once Upon a Time in China Trilogy South Korea- Spectrum - No Cuts (111:04 - NTSC)
- R4 Australia- Hong Kong Legends - Yes - 0m 4s. The wrong master was used which resulted in an unnecessary cut to an illegal horse fall (which is actually an effect not a horse falling at all).
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Comparison added by David on 15/01/02
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 05/01/19UPDATE LOG:
23/03/12: Added R4 Australia.
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Added Japan, US trilogy, Germany, UK Cine Asia, HK Deltamac.
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