A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Hsueh-Li Pao
Pao Hsieh-Li
Pao Hsiue-Li
Pao Hsuen-Li
鮑學禮
Birthplace:
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Born:
January 1, 1936
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)
Cinematography:
1967 Too Late for Love
Director:
1967 Too Late for Love
1971 The Drinking Knight
1971 The Oath of Death
1972 Finger of Doom
1972 Man of Iron
1972 The Boxer from Shantung
1972 The Delightful Forest
1972 The Water Margin
1973 Iron Bodyguard
1973 The Pirate
1974 Five Tough Guys
1974 The Shadow Boxer
1975 The Imposter
1975 The Taxi Driver
1976 Heroes of the Underground
1977 Deadly Angels
1977 Layout
1977 The Battle Wizard
1978 The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons
1978 Tough Guy
1978 Witty Hand, Witty Sword
1979 Beauty Escort
1979 Blooded Treasury Fight
1979 Flying Sword Lee
1980 Night of the Assassins
1980 The Eight Escorts
1980 The Great Conspiracy
1980 The Heroes
1980 The Revenger
1981 Hero at the Border Region
1981 Private First Class
1981 The Kung Fu Emperor
1982 Imperial Matchmaker
1983 Heroic Ones
1986 A Co-Ed's Diary
Director of Photography:
1967 Rape of the Sword
1967 The Trail of the Broken Blade
1967 Too Late for Love
1968 Golden Swallow
1968 Spring Blossoms
1968 The Bells of Death
1968 The Magnificent Swordsman
1969 Raw Passions
1969 The Three Smiles
1970 A Taste of Cold Steel
1970 My Son
1970 The Golden Knight
1970 The Twelve Gold Medallions
1970 The Younger Generation
1971 The Drinking Knight
1971 The Oath of Death
1971 The Silent Love
1972 Finger of Doom
1972 Man of Iron
1972 The Boxer from Shantung
1972 The Delightful Forest
1972 The Water Margin
1972 Trilogy of Swordsmanship
1973 Iron Bodyguard
1973 The Pirate
1974 Five Tough Guys
1974 The Shadow Boxer
1975 The Imposter
1975 The Taxi Driver
1976 Heroes of the Underground
1977 Deadly Angels
1977 Layout
1977 The Battle Wizard
1978 The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons
1978 Tough Guy
1978 Witty Hand, Witty Sword
1979 Beauty Escort
1979 Blooded Treasury Fight
1979 Flying Sword Lee
1980 Night of the Assassins
1980 The Eight Escorts
1980 The Great Conspiracy
1980 The Heroes
1980 The Revenger
1981 Hero at the Border Region
1981 Private First Class
1981 The Kung Fu Emperor
1982 Imperial Matchmaker
1983 Heroic Ones
1986 A Co-Ed's Diary
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