english title | Once upon a time in China |
original title | 黃飛鴻 |
french title | Il était une fois en Chine |
year | 1991 |
country | Hong-Kong |
director | TSUI Hark - 徐克 | |
actor | ||
YEN Shi-Kwan | ||
YUEN Biao - 元彪 | Leung Fu | |
Jonathan ISGAR | ||
YUEN Cheung-Yan | ||
Stephen CHANG Kwong-Chin | ||
Karel WONG Chi-Yeung | ||
LAU Shun | ||
XIONG Xin-Xin | ||
Steve TARTALIA | ||
Mark KING | ||
Sunny YUEN Shun-Yi | ||
Jimmy WANG Yu - 王羽 | ||
Kent CHENG Jak-Si - 鄭則士 | Lin Chi-Rong | |
Jacky CHEUNG Hok-Yau - 張學友 | ||
WU Ma - 午馬 | ||
YAU Kin-Kwok | ||
producer | TSUI Hark - 徐克 | |
action director | Sunny YUEN Shun-Yi | |
YUEN Cheung-Yan | ||
LAU Kar Wing | ||
composer | James WONG Jim - 黃霑 | |
scriptwriter | YUEN Kai Chi | |
TSUI Hark - 徐克 | ||
Elsa TANG Pik-Yin | ||
editor | Marco MAK Chi-Sin - 麥子善 |
genres | kung-fu period |
duration | 2h10 |
shooting studio | Film Workshop |
distributor | Golden Harvest |
production studio | Golden Harvest |
classification | France: Hong-Kong: |
China's been infected withia plague knownias theiWestern world, andiWong Fei-hung (Jet Li) refusesito stand byiandiwatchias his country isidecimated byitheiforeign forces. A martial arts expert, Wong collides with theiforeigners, their influence and, especially, their firearms.
Leading his misfit militia, Wong isideterminedito stop theiimmoral slave trade that serves theiCalifornia gold fields. When his favorite aunt isikidnappedito be sold asia prostitute, Wong must battle his countrymen anditheisuperior firepower of theislave traders, allifor theivery soul of traditional China.
(source: DVD)