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Once Upon a Time in China is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Tsui Hark released in USA on 15 august 1991 with Jet Li

Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

Wong Fei Hung

Once Upon a Time in China
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Released in USA 15 august 1991
Length 2h14
Directed by
OriginHong kong
Genres Drama,    Martial arts,    Biography,    Kung fu,    Action,    Adventure,    Martial arts
Rating71% 3.5985153.5985153.5985153.5985153.598515

Once Upon a Time in China is a 1991 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Tsui Hark, starring Jet Li as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung. It is the first instalment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series.

Synopsis

The film is set in Foshan, China sometime in the late 19th century during the Qing dynasty. Liu Yongfu, the commander of the Black Flag Army, invites Wong Fei-hung on board his ship to watch a lion dance. Some sailors on board a nearby American ship hear the sound of firecrackers and mistakenly think that Liu's ship is opening fire at them, so they return fire and injure the dancers. Wong picks up the lion head and finishes the performance. Liu comments about the perilous situation China is in, and then gives Wong a hand fan inscribed with all the unequal treaties signed between China and other countries.

Actors

Jet Li

(Wong Fei Hung)
Yuen Biao

(Leung Foon)
Jacky Cheung

(Buck Teeth So)
Rosamund Kwan

(13th Aunt)
Jimmy Wang Yu

(Labourer)
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