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The Bodyguard from Beijing is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Corey Yuen released in USA on 28 july 1994 with Jet Li
The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
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Add to a movie listThe Bodyguard from Beijing (simplified Chinese: 中南海保镖; traditional Chinese: 中南海保鑣 released in the United States as The Defender) is a 1994 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen, and produced by and starring Jet Li. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 28 July 1994.
Synopsis
Allan is one of the most promising members of an elite corp of international bodyguards based in China. He is known for using highly unorthodox and anti-trust building methods, from helping a VIP escape assassination in a pool, to forcing a VIP to ride on a car with explosives and detonated near him, but his decisions are right. He is hired by James, a wealthy Hong Kong businessman, to protect his girlfriend Michelle Leung, who is the only surviving witness to a mob murder. However, Michelle and Allan clash with one another almost immediately because she feels like she is under house arrest, while Allan is equally fed up because he is refused to join the Chinese Premier's bodyguard detail in China due to his duties to watch over Michelle.Actors
Jet Li
(John Cheng)
Christy Chung
(Michelle Yeung)
Collin Chou
(Killer Wong)
Joey Leung
(Keung)
Corey Yuen
(Shopper in mall)
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