Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

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2003 / 47min.

Rating6.8

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Synopsis

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).

Directors

Actors

Jackie Chan

Sammo Hung

Jet Li

Bruce Lee

Chor Yuen

Sek Kin

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

John Woo

Gordon Liu Chia-hui

Lau Kar-leung

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