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John Law

b. 1938

Hong Kong film director

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About John Law

Born 1938. John Law is a film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor.

John Law was a Hong Kong film director and screenwriter best known for his films of the 1970s.Law is credited with 10 films as an actor, 35 films as a director, 15 films as a writer and 7 films as a producer.

Early life On November 4, 1938, Law was born in Taiwan.

Law wrote the script for the 1961 film The Search Of Loved One but by 1968 he had moved into directing and writing, directing his first film in this year entitled A Time for Reunion , a film which starred Alan Tang who would feature in many of his later films in the 1970s.

In the 1970s, John began working under the renowned Hong Kong film studios, Shaw Studio, responsible for producing many of Hong Kong's classic martial arts film during this period. In 1976 John directed and wrote the script for The Girlie Bar, an adult film oriented drama featuring Chan Ping, Yau Fung, Lin Chen Chi and James Nam and Tony Liu. Similarly his film later that year Bruce Lee and I starred Betty Ting, Danny Lee, Yuen Cheung and Tony Liu. His 1977 romance film Orchid In The Rain, which also starred frequent star in his films, Alan Tang, Brigitte Lin also pushed boundaries in terms of intimacy on screen. He would however, direct several kung fu films, notably in 1979 the films Monkey Kung Fu and Five Super Fighters, and Boxer From The Temple in 1981. Boxer From The Temple was to be his last film as a director and under Shaw Studios. Law is credited with 10 films as an actor, 35 films as a director, 15 films as a writer and 7 films as a producer. 1979 Five Super Fighters -Director 1979 Busting Prostitution Rackets -Director Young Outcasts (1980) -Director Boxer From The Temple (1981) -Director The Black Sheep (1983) -Writer

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
British Hong Kong
Also known as
John Law Ma, Mar Lo, Lo Mar, John Lo Mar, John Lomar, John Ma Law
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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Law?

Hong Kong film director

When was John Law born?

John Law was born on 4 November 1938.

What is John Law's occupation?

John Law is a film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor.

What nationality is John Law?

John Law's recorded nationality: British Hong Kong.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Law

· Wikidata: Q6244142

· DBpedia: John Law (film director)

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