Hong Kong,
1991, 134 min
(Director's cut: 95 min)
Directed by:
Hark TsuiCast:
Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan, Jacky Cheung, Kent Cheng, Shi-Kwan Yen, Ma Wu, Steve Tartalia, Sin San, Pau-chung Tong, Shun Lau, Bruce Fontaine, Chi-hung Ling (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
China's been infected with a plague known as the Western world, and Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) refuses to stand by and watch as his country is decimated by the foreign forces. A martial arts expert, Wong collides with the foreigners, their influence and, especially, their firearms.
Leading his misfit militia, Wong is determined to stop the immoral slave trade that serves the California gold fields. When his favorite aunt is kidnapped to be sold as a prostitute, Wong must battle his countrymen and the superior firepower of the slave traders, all for the very soul of traditional China.
(official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Hong Kong Film Awards
- 1992 - Hark Tsui (Best Director)
- 1992 - Best Editing
- 1992 - Best Action Choreography
- 1992 - James Jim Wong (Best Original Score)
- 1992 - Hark Tsui (Best Picture)
- 1992 - Jacky Cheung (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1992 - Andy Lam, Arthur Wong, Bill Wong, David Chung, Tung-Chuen Chan, Wilson Chan (Best Cinematography)
- 1992 - Best Art Direction