Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong (2001)
Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors who wrote the scenarios and directed the films.
Director: Birgit Rathsmann
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Cheng Pei-Pei as Self |
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Jade Leung Tsang as Self |
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Michelle Yeoh as Self |
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Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting as Self |
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Tsui Hark as Self |
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Johnnie To as Self |
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Christopher Doyle as Self |
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Barbara Scharres as Self |
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Patricia Erens as Self |
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Brooke Gladstone as Narrator (voice) |
| Production | Birgit Rathsmann | Producer |
| Crew | Wendy Greene | Cinematography |
| Crew | Don Smith | Cinematography |
| Editing | Margot Roth | Editor |
| Directing | Birgit Rathsmann | Director |