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Director:
Keith R. Clarke
Writer:
Christopher Sliney (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
June 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
A look at the history of martial arts films from their chinese roots to the present, presented by Samuel L. Jackson. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
An excellent look back at martial arts cinema more (5 total)

Cast

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David Carradine ... Himself - Interviewee

Jackie Chan ... Himself - Interviewee
Pei-pei Cheng ... Herself - Interviewee
Raymond Chow ... Himself - Interviewee

Tom Cruise ... Himself

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo ... Himself - Interviewee

Samuel L. Jackson ... Himself - Narrator

Ang Lee ... Himself - Interviewee

Bruce Lee ... Himself - Interviewee (archive footage)

Raw Leiba ... Himself - Interviewee
Chia Hui Liu ... Himself - Interviewee
Chia-Liang Liu ... Himself - Interviewee
Hoi Mang ... Himself - Interviewee

McG ... Himself - Interviewee
Cynthia Rothrock ... Herself - Interviewee

Steven Seagal ... Himself - Interviewee
Stanley Tong ... Himself - Interviewee

John Woo ... Himself - Interviewee
Robert Yuan ... Himself - Interviewee

Roger Yuan ... Himself - Interviewee

Corey Yuen ... Himself - Interviewee
Ronny Yu ... Himself - Interviewee
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Runtime:
USA:105 min | Poland:100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Finland:K-15 | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
California, USA more
Company:
Columbia TriStar Films more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Bruce Lee: To me - okay? - to me, ultimately martial art means honestly expressing yourself. That is very difficult to do. more
Movie Connections:
Features Wong Fei Hung (1991) more

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3 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
An excellent look back at martial arts cinema, 3 September 2004
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Author: ewa-3 from United States

Samuel L. Jackson is the perfect host/narrator for this well done look at how martial arts movies began and progressed. There is plenty of footage from the silent era to 2000 put into context by interviews with Chinese directors, actors and producers. Jackson introduces and explains the various periods and sub-genres, paying special attention to the most important individuals including Bruce Lee, John Woo, Ang Lee plus others whose names will be immediately familiar only to fans of Chinese cinema from the 1950s.

Of particular note is the way the narration links two of the most important influences on martial arts film--Beijing Opera and the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Manchu dynasty along with the traditional stories around that destruction.

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