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A documentary about the world of Chinese-born Hong Kong film director, writer and producer John Woo. Woo is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for directing several notable Hong Kong action films including A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), Hard Boiled (1992) and Red Cliff (2008/2009).

Primary Title
  • John Woo: A Bullet in the Plate
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 5 June 2004
Release Year
  • 2002
Start Time
  • 15 : 00
Finish Time
  • 16 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • A documentary about the world of Chinese-born Hong Kong film director, writer and producer John Woo. Woo is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for directing several notable Hong Kong action films including A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), Hard Boiled (1992) and Red Cliff (2008/2009).
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Documentary films
  • Woo, John--1946-
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Contributors
  • Caroline Vié-Toussaint (Director)
  • Caroline Vié-Toussaint (Writer)
  • Terence Chang (Interviewee)
  • Angeles Woo (Interviewee)
  • John Woo (Subject)
  • Caroline Vié-Toussaint (Producer)
  • MK2 Productions (Production Unit)
  • Arkoz Productions (Production Unit)
  • John Woo (Interviewee)
Subjects
  • Documentary films
  • Woo, John--1946-