Once Upon a Time in China and America
(1997)
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Once Upon a Time in China and America
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| Jet Li | ... | ||
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Rosamund Kwan | ... | |
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Xin Xin Xiong | ... |
'Clubfoot' Seven
(as Xiong Xin Xin)
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Kwok-Pong Chan | ... |
Sol
(as Chan Kwok Pong)
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| Jeff Wolfe | ... |
Billy
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Joseph Sayah | ... |
Bandit Leader
(as Joe Sayah)
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Chrysta Bell | ... |
Sarah, the Indian Girl
(as Chrysta Bell Zucht)
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Kong Lung | ... |
(as Patrick Lung)
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Richard Ng | ... |
Han
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William Fung |
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Johnny Koo |
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| Roger Yuan | ... |
Dick
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Ryon Marshall |
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| T.J. Storm | ... |
Rival Tribe Indian Brave
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| Gavin Perry |
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The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help. Written by Eugene Wu <infinitey@juno.com>
After watching the first 3 in a two period to see what was so good about the series, I decided to watch this as an off-chance. I was horribly disappointed. While it might have come out before Shanghai Noon, this was just plain unbearable to watch with painfully BAD stereotypical dialogue with a plot thrown in around the last 2/3rd of the movie. Do yourself some justice and skip this movie if given an option. Only watch it for morbid curiosity, but you'll only be disappointed. I feel like this horrible film tainted my eyes after watching the first 3, which were full of movie magic. The action scenes in this one didn't even keep my attention at times.