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Poster: ThinkingAmerican Date: May 1, 2007 12:51am
Forum: movie_of_the_week Subject: Why aren't any kung fu movies posted at Internet Archive?

First, I love Internet Archive. This place has some awesome stuff to download and I really like the ideas that drive it: the freedom of information and Exercising our "right to remember" are my two favorites. Thank you to all the staff and doners who make it happen for us.

I was just curious, Film Chest (www.filmchest.com) and Public Domain Torrents (www.publicdomaintorrents.com) have many of the movies we find here at IA for download as well. They ALSO list a number of movies that are not here, notably kung fu movies (aka chopsocky films). I think they are all public domain. I was wondering if anyone had them (see list below) and would like to upload them here at IA. Certainly the download speeds here at The Archive are better than anywhere else! Also, I would like anyone from the Archive to let us know if any/all of these are PD.

Cheers in advance!

**Title, Year, Runtime, Rating**

Amsterdam Connection 1978 88 NR Color
Black Cobra 3: The Manila Connection 1990 92 R Color
Black Cobra, The 1987 90 NR Color
Black Fist 1976 105 NR Color
Black Godfather 1974 96 R Color
Brave Lion 1980 83 NR Color
Chase Step by Step 1982 0 PG
City Ninja 1988 92 Color
Clash of the Ninja 1986 90 NR Color
Deady Duo 1971 77 NR Color
Death Duel of the Mantis 1978 89 NR Color
Death Machine 1976 93 R Color
Death of a Ninja 1982 102 Color
Duel of the Dragons 1987 77 Color
Enter the Game of Shaolin 1979 83 NR Color
Escape From Russia 1981 90 NR Color
Fighting Mad 1977 83 NR Color
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death 1980 90 NR Color
Four Robbers 1987 87 Color
Four Shaolin Challengers 1977 0 Color
Guy with the Secret Kung Fu, The 1981 85 NR
Hand of Death 1973 85 NR Color
Head Hunter, The 1987 90 NR Color
Heroes of Shaolin (1&2) 1979 90 Color
Image of Bruce Lee 1978 88 R Color
Impossible Kid, The 1982 85 NR Color
Infernal Street 1977 89 Color
Invincible Killer 1979 89 NR Color
Karate Kids, USA 1980 90 PG Color
Kung Fu Arts 1980
Kung Fu Kids 1984 85 NR Color
Kung Fu Kids Break Away 1980 127 Color
Legend of 8 Samurai (1&2) 1984 190 Color
Master, The: Max
Master, The: Out of Time Step
Ninja Champion 1986 138 Color
Ninja Death (1,2 & 3) 1987 270 NR Color
Ninja Empire 1990 90 Color
Ninja Heat 1988 85 Color
Ninja: The Protector 1986 68 Color
One Down, Two To Go 1983 88 NR Color
Real Bruce Lee, The 1979 108 NR Color
Return of the Kung Fu Dragon 1976 81 Color
Return of the One Armed Swordsman 1969 96 NR Color
Return of the Secret Rivals 1981 96 Color
Shadow Ninja 1983 95 PG Color
Shaolin Deadly Kicks 1977 90 NR Color
Shaolin Temple
Shogun's Ninja (1&2) 1980 120 R Color
Sister Street Fight 1974 86 R Color
Snake Fist Dynamo 1984 61 Color
Snake, The Tiger and The Crane, The
Spirits of Bruce Lee 1980 0 Color
Street Fighter 1974 105 R Color
Street Gangs of Hong Kong 1973 100 R Color
Ten Fingers of Death 1971 79 Color
Tiger Love 1980 92 NR
Water Margin 1972 120 R Color
Weapons of 1981 90 R Color

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Poster: Trashed_Tapes Date: Jan 14, 2009 8:15pm
Forum: movie_of_the_week Subject: Re: Why aren't any kung fu movies posted at Internet Archive?

Almost 2 years and still no reply.
Or has the reply been posted elsewhere?

I'd like to know this as well, I have a number of the movies on this list and more.

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Poster: jnoc83 Date: Oct 25, 2014 7:16pm
Forum: movie_of_the_week Subject: Re: Why aren't any kung fu movies posted at Internet Archive?

I see Chase Step by Step, Return of the Kung Fu Dragon, Image of Bruce Lee, Impossible Kid, Sister Streetfighter, Guy with the Secret Kung Fu, and the Ninja Death trilogy are uploaded here now. Maybe it was you who uploaded them after not receiving the answer.

Did you ever find out about other titles from this list?

I found this record for The Deadly Duo at the Library of Congress: PA0001278970

It seems the copyright was restored under GATT/URAA in 2004.