Millionaires' Express | Limited Edition | Blu-ray

While Jackie Chan largely gets the bulk of the credit for changing the nature of martial arts and action cinema in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung deserves every bit as much recognition for his part in the shift. Hung never found the same international footing as his longtime co-star, but his work both in front of and behind the camera created an air of collaboration that raised a whole generation of actors to action-movie stardom.

Millionaire’s Express isn’t the most notable, or even the most polished of Hung’s directorial efforts, but it is absolutely overflowing with talents. Not just ‘3 Dragons’ superstars Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, the film features the talents of Jimmy Wang Yu, Bolo Yeung, Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, among a host of HK comedy and kung fu familiars. 

The beautiful mountain locations, and train robbery plot also make Millionaire’s Express one of the few and rare western features produced in Asia. A rollicking, dynamic, stunt filled beat-’em-up caper the way only Hong Kong in its action movie glory days could deliver.

Special Features (via arrowvideo.com)

• New 2K restorations by Fortune Star
• Four different versions of the film, including a recently-assembled 'hybrid' edit
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Gilbey
• Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jonathan Clements and David West
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Sam Gilbey

DISC ONE

• High Definition (1080p) presentations of the original Hong Kong Theatrical Cut and the Extended "International" Cut
• Original lossless Cantonese mono audio on both cuts, plus English mono audio for the Extended Cut
• Optional English subtitles for both versions
• Commentary on the Theatrical Cut by Frank Djeng
• Commentary on the Extended Cut by Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
• Select scene commentary by star Cynthia Rothrock, moderated by Frank Djeng
• Three video interviews with Cynthia Rothrock
• A New Frontier and Express Delivery, two archive interviews with Sammo Hung
• Way Out West, an archive interview with Yuen Biao
• On the Cutting Edge, an archive interview with star Yukari Oshima
• Alternate English opening and closing credits
• Trailer gallery

DISC TWO (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)

• High Definition (1080p) presentations of the English Export Cut and the recent Hybrid Cut (combining footage from the Theatrical and Extended Cuts for the longest possible version)
• Original lossless English audio for the Export Cut, and lossless Cantonese mono for the Hybrid Cut
• Optional English subtitles for the Hybrid Cut