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Overview

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7.4/10   5,967 votes
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Director:
Hark Tsui
Writers:
Yiu Ming Leung (writer)
Pik-yin Tang (writer)
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Release Date:
15 August 1991 (Hong Kong) more
Tagline:
Never was a Hero needed more...
Plot:
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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User Comments:
"A Beautifully Told Ballad About One Of The Greatest Heroes Of All Time." more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Jet Li ... Wong Fei-hung
Biao Yuen ... Leung Fu
Rosamund Kwan ... Aunt Yee
Jacky Cheung ... Buck Teeth Soh
Steve Tartalia ... Tiger
Kent Cheng ... Porky Lang
Jonathan Isgar ... Jackson
Shi-Kwan Yen ... Iron Robe Yim (as Yee Kwan Yan)
Mark King ... British general
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Fontaine ... Policeman
Shun Lau ... Naval Commander
Tsim Po Sham
Kien Shih ... Old man who gives advise (Cameo)
Chi Yeung Wong ... Commander Man
Ma Wu ... Old Man

Simon Yam
Cheung-Yan Yuen
Kam-Fai Yuen ... Kai
Shun-Yee Yuen ... Honorable Manchu Soldier
Tony Yuen (as Yuen Kam Fai)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Huang Fei-hong (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Once Upon a Time in China (Hong Kong: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
Runtime:
134 min | Germany:95 min (cut version) | USA:99 min (cut version)
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 (DVD/VHS release) (2001) | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (re-rating) | Germany:18 (original rating) | Ireland:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

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Trivia:
Wong Fei-hung was a famous practitioner of hung gar kung fu, although the techniques Jet Li uses are mostly of the long fist method and tai chi. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Wong Fei-hung fights for several minutes under heavy rain, however when he gets kicked into his house, his clothes and hair are dry. more
Quotes:
Yim: No matter how good our kung-fu is, it will never defeat guns. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu (2003) (TV) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
"A Beautifully Told Ballad About One Of The Greatest Heroes Of All Time.", 1 April 1999
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Author: Krusty-9 from Australia

"Wong Fei Hong" may be dismissed as "yet another Hong Kong Kung Fu Film" at first glance. But when one looks at it deeper, it is one of the most triumphant films of all time. Rarely is the histoical splendour of the Late Qing Dynasty decipted as tragically beautiful as in this movie. The acting and the characters are achingly humane, as are the interaction between the characters. To say that the action in this movie is awesome is to commit the gross crime of severe understatement. The final confrontation between Wong Fei Hong and Yen Zhe Don in the forrest of ladders within the American Fort is arguably most electrifying and intense action narrative in cinema history. Painstakingly detailed and tightly paced, it is Martial Arts Action at its finest, thanks to the incredible talents of Choreographer Yuen Woo Ping.

Most of all, "Wong Fei Hong" is one of the rare films these made these days that is truly about honour and caring about people. Master Wong represents the courage, nobility, honour, compssion and the sorely lacking justice that our world desperately needs. Wong Fei Hong is possibly the best role model for our children, whose souls are constantly rotted by selfish, nasty, so-called heroes like Blade and Spawn. The theme music of this film, "Be a hero", truly brings out the spirit of this nobility, and is one of the most moving tunes ever composed. The HERO of this film makes me proud that I am an Asian like him.

Tsui hark is truly a great man for making this film, and deserves better than to have his talent wasted on Van Damme.

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