Pao Hsueh-Li

Pao Hsueh-Li

Known for

Directing

Born

January 1, 1936 (age 90)

Birthplace

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Biography

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 Shaw...

Best known work

The Boxer from Shantung
The Boxer from Shantung
1972
Golden Swallow
Golden Swallow
1968
The Battle Wizard
The Battle Wizard
1977
The Water Margin
The Water Margin
1972
The Twelve Gold Medallions
The Twelve Gold Medallions
1970
Man of Iron
Man of Iron
1972
The Delightful Forest
The Delightful Forest
1972
The Bells of Death
The Bells of Death
1968
Deadly Angels
Deadly Angels
1977
Iron Bodyguard
Iron Bodyguard
1973

Filmography

  1. 1986

    A Co-Ed's Diary

    Director

  2. 1983

    Heroic Ones

    Director

  3. 1982

  4. 1981

  5. 1981

  6. 1981

  7. 1980

    The Revenger

    Director

  8. 1980

  9. 1980

    The Heroes

    Director

  10. 1980

  11. 1980

  12. 1979

  13. 1979

  14. 1979

  15. 1978

    Tough Guy

    Director

  16. 1978

  17. 1978

  18. 1977

  19. 1977

  20. 1977

    Layout

    Director

  21. 1976

  22. 1975

  23. 1975

    The Imposter

    Director

  24. 1974

  25. 1974

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