The specific location of Longmen Inn in the movie is Zhenbeibao Western Studio, which is located in Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Longmen Inn is a martial arts film directed by Hu Jinquan and starring Lingfeng ShangGuan, Shih Chun and Bai Ying. The film is set in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and tells the story of the fierce fighting between the Wulin chivalrous men and the East Factory master headed by eunuch Cao Shaoqin in Longmen Inn after rescuing Zhongliang. The film was released in Taiwan Province on October 21th, 1967.

Extended information

1. Behind-the-scenes tidbits

The English translation of Longmen Inn is Dragon Gate Inn, but the film is Dragon Inn. This is because when translating the title and subtitles, Hu Jinquan went to Hongkong instead of Taiwan Province, and producer Yung-Fong Sha found an old English lady to do the translation, which resulted in a mistake in the English title. ?

Originally, Pei-Pei Cheng wanted to leave Shaw with Hu Jinquan, so the role of Xia Nv in Longmen Inn was prepared for her, and the costumes were customized according to her figure. As a result, Shaw stopped Pei-Pei Cheng, and her replacement, Lingfeng ShangGuan, was short and hung around in these costumes.

2. Film evaluation

The whole film takes place in a limited space inside and outside the inn, where Hu Jinquan also abides by the three laws of time and space, narrates in chronological order, and has a straight structure, but the pace is tight and step by step, connecting one battle after another. The sharpness of action, the strength of movement and the novelty of the landscape are unprecedented. (Review of "Ahead and Leap: Hu Jinquan and Zhang Ailing")

Beautiful photography combined with exquisite art design makes the film reach an unprecedented historical atmosphere of martial arts movies. From this, we can see Hu Jinquan's highly artistic treatment of color, clothing, weapons and various props. (Shing Hon Lau Review)

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