Pao Hsueh-Li

Pao Hsueh-Li

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)

  • Title: Pao Hsueh-Li
  • Popularity: 1.442
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1936-01-01
  • Place of Birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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  • Also Known As: 鮑學禮, Pao Hsiue-Li, Pao Hsieh-Li, Pao Hsuen-Li, Hsueh-Li Pao
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Pao Hsueh-Li Movies

  • 1972
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    The Water Margin

    The Water Margin

    6.6 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Man of Iron

    Man of Iron

    6.8 1972 HD

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  • 1973
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    Iron Bodyguard

    Iron Bodyguard

    4.9 1973 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Delightful Forest

    The Delightful Forest

    6.2 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Finger of Doom

    Finger of Doom

    5.4 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    Five Tough Guys

    Five Tough Guys

    4.8 1974 HD

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  • 1978
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    The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons

    The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1986
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    A Co-Ed's Diary

    A Co-Ed's Diary

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Imposter

    The Imposter

    6 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    Finger of Doom

    Finger of Doom

    5.4 1972 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Battle Wizard

    The Battle Wizard

    5.9 1977 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Twelve Gold Medallions

    The Twelve Gold Medallions

    6.8 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    Trilogy of Swordsmanship

    Trilogy of Swordsmanship

    5.8 1972 HD

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  • 1981
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    Hero at the Border Region

    Hero at the Border Region

    2 1981 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Eight Escorts

    The Eight Escorts

    4.2 1980 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Oath of Death

    The Oath of Death

    5.7 1971 HD

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  • 1967
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    Rape of the Sword

    Rape of the Sword

    6.4 1967 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Pirate

    The Pirate

    6.4 1973 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Drinking Knight

    The Drinking Knight

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Trail of the Broken Blade

    The Trail of the Broken Blade

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    Golden Swallow

    Golden Swallow

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1978
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    Witty Hand, Witty Sword

    Witty Hand, Witty Sword

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Magnificent Swordsman

    The Magnificent Swordsman

    5.5 1968 HD

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  • 1969
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    Raw Passions

    Raw Passions

    3.3 1969 HD

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  • 1981
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    Private First Class

    Private First Class

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Boxer from Shantung

    The Boxer from Shantung

    6.658 1972 HD

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  • 1977
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    Deadly Angels

    Deadly Angels

    4.7 1977 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Shadow Boxer

    The Shadow Boxer

    5.1 1974 HD

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  • 1970
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    My Son

    My Son

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Taxi Driver

    The Taxi Driver

    5.8 1975 HD

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  • 1979
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    Blooded Treasury Fight

    Blooded Treasury Fight

    1.5 1979 HD

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  • 1983
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    Heroic Ones

    Heroic Ones

    5 1983 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Three Smiles

    The Three Smiles

    7 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Younger Generation

    The Younger Generation

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Silent Love

    The Silent Love

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1968
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    Spring Blossoms

    Spring Blossoms

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Golden Knight

    The Golden Knight

    4.9 1970 HD

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  • 1977
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    Layout

    Layout

    9 1977 HD

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  • 1978
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    Tough Guy

    Tough Guy

    5.5 1978 HD

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  • 1970
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    A Taste of Cold Steel

    A Taste of Cold Steel

    4.8 1970 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Heroes

    The Heroes

    6 1980 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Bells of Death

    The Bells of Death

    6.7 1968 HD

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  • 1976
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    Heroes of the Underground

    Heroes of the Underground

    6 1976 HD

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  • 1980
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    Night of the Assassins

    Night of the Assassins

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1979
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    Beauty Escort

    Beauty Escort

    2 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Flying Sword Lee

    Flying Sword Lee

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Kung Fu Emperor

    The Kung Fu Emperor

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1982
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    Imperial Matchmaker

    Imperial Matchmaker

    1 1982 HD

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  • 1967
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    Too Late for Love

    Too Late for Love

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Revenger

    The Revenger

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Great Conspiracy

    The Great Conspiracy

    4 1980 HD

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