Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Documentary | TV Movie
6.8
Release Date
January 1, 2003
Duration
47 min
Status
Released
Language
cn
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).
Casts
Self
成龍
Self
李连杰
Self
吴宇森
Self
洪金寶
Self
石堅
Self
劉家良
Self
Shannon Yao
Self (archive footage)
Run Run Shaw
Self
唐基明
Self
楚原
Self
劉家輝
Self
梁挺
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Lee
Self
惠英紅
Self
Dr. Ng Ho
Narrator
Jim Nicholson
Self
Chui Chung-Hok
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