Overview - Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Date of release

Genres

  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

Runtime: 47 minutes

Homepage: Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

Revenue data not disclosed

Spoken Languages

  • 广州话 / 廣州話
  • 普通话
  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Bang Productions

    Production country

  • Name: Celestial Pictures

    Production country

  • Name: Independent Film Channel

    Production country United States of America

Overview

Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international phenomenon -- with the help of footage and interviews with the stars who made the genre what it is today. Director Lau Ka Leung (who helmed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) joins in, sharing his thoughts on how certain cinematic technologies have improved martial arts films and expanded their appeal, on the set of Drunken Monkey (2003).

Cast

  • Name: Jackie Chan

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 11.3647

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  • Name: Jet Li

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 3.687

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  • Name: John Woo

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 2.0415

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  • Name: Sammo Hung

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 2.4934

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  • Name: Sek Kin

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.7316

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  • Name: Lau Kar-Leung

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.9751

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  • Name: Shannon Yao

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.1189

  • Name: Run Run Shaw

    Character: Self (archive footage)

    Popularity: 0.308

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