Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
China im späten 19. Jahrhundert. Der Arzt Wong Fei-Hung beobachtet mit zunehmender Sorge, wie seine Landsleute von den reichen Invasoren aus dem Westen untergebuttert werden. Als Tante Yee dann auch noch voller Begeisterung für die westliche Kultur aus den USA zurückkommt, sieht er sich in der Annahme bestärkt, dass es den Charakter Chinas zu wahren gilt. Mit dieser Einstellung zieht er sich selbstredend schnell den Zorn der imperialistischen Ausländer zu, die dummerweise auch die örtliche Polizei fest im Griff haben. Zu allem Übel kommt dann auch noch ein fremder Martial-Arts-Meister in die Stadt, der Wong Fei-Hung herausfordert...
Der Regisseur: Tsui Hark
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Jet Li as Wong Fei Hung |
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Yuen Biao as Leung Foon |
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Jacky Cheung as Buck Teeth So |
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關之琳 as 13th Aunt |
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Kent Cheng Jak-Si as Porky Wing |
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袁錦輝 as Ling Wan Kai |
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Shi-Kwan Yen as Iron Robe Yim Chun Tung |
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刘洵 as Naval Commander Lau |
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Wu Ma as Grand Uncle Chueng |
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Yau Gin-Gwok as Shaho Gang Leader |
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Cheung-Yan Yuen as Yim's Opponent |
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黃子揚 as Governor |
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袁信義 as Honorable Manchu Soldier |
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Xiong Xin Xin as Shaho Gang Member |
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Jonathan Isgar as Mr. Jackson |
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Mark King as British General Wickens |
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Steve Tartalia as Tiger |
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Colin George as Jesuit Priest |
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梁錦燊 as Opera Troupe Boss |
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Sin Ka-Fai as |
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Joanna Peijffers as Joanna |
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神仙 as Lion Dance Drummer |
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Wei-Ho Tu as Local Militia |
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龍彪 as Shaho Gang Member |
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Tong Pau-Chung as Shaho Gang Member |
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Mike Leeder as Western Restaurant Guest |
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黃偉亮 as |
| Directing | Tsui Hark | Director |
| Production | Tsui Hark | Producer |
| Sound | Romeo Díaz | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Arthur Wong | Director of Photography |
| Camera | 鍾志文 | Director of Photography |
| Camera | 陳沛佳 | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Marco Mak Chi-Sin | Editor |
| Camera | Ardy Lam | Director of Photography |
| Camera | 黃仲標 | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Xiong Xin Xin | Stunts |
| Crew | Xiong Xin Xin | Stunt Double |
| Sound | James Wong | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | James Wong | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Elsa Tang Bik-Yin | Writer |
| Writing | Edward Leung Yiu-Ming | Writer |
| Writing | Tsui Hark | Writer |
| Writing | 阮繼志 | Writer |
| Production | Raymond Chow | Producer |
| Sound | 林子祥 | Songs |
| Crew | Yuen Woo-ping | Stunts |
| Crew | 徐寶華 | Choreographer |
| Art | 奚仲文 | Art Direction |