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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Wo hu cang long (original title)
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.

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Master Li Mu Bai (as Chow Yun Fat)
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Sihung Lung ...
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Jade Fox (as Cheng Pei-Pei)
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Governor Yu
Xian Gao ...
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Yan Hai ...
Madame Yu
De Ming Wang ...
Police Inspector Tsai / Prefect Cai Qiu
Li Li ...
May (as Li Li)
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Auntie Wu
Jin Ting Zhang ...
De Lu
Rui Yang ...
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Kai Li ...
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In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level. Written by Jwelch5742

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A film by Ang Lee


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Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence and some sexuality | See all certifications »

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12 January 2001 (USA)  »

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Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

HKD 7,714,001 (Hong Kong), 20 July 2000, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$663,205, 10 December 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$128,078,872

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$213,525,736
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Foreign language film nominated for Best Picture to date with the most number of Academy Award nominations. See more »

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(at around 40 mins) When Jen and her mother are receiving wedding gifts from Sir Te with Shu Lien, the two older women are chatting with Jen standing plainly in the back of the room, facing the two women. In the next shot, Jen is seen turning to face the room from the balcony. See more »

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[first lines]
Man: Master Li is here! Master Li is here!
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Spin-off Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2003) See more »

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Moonlight Lover
(Mandarin Version)
Music Composed by Jorge Calandrelli, Dun Tan
Lyrics by Chia-Yang Yi
Performed by CoCo Lee featuring Cello Solo by Yo-Yo Ma
Coco Lee appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V.
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A martial arts movie filmed with great visual brio…
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Chinese martial arts films had found a market in the West during the Kung Fu boom initiated by Bruce Lee in the early 1970s… But "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" represents a new departure, an attempt to produce a sophisticated, big-budget Chinese film that would appeal both to mainstream Western audiences and to audiences in the Far East… Through their quest to find the stolen sword of Green Destiny, warriors Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) and Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) explore themes of love, loyalty and sacrifice…

Ang Lee was an astute choice as director… The location shooting was on the Chinese mainland and the actors came from Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as China… Instead of the Shaolin school of martial arts favored by Bruce Lee, Ang Lee opted for the more spiritual form of Wudan; brute force is replace by scenes of balletic grace as opponents climb up walls or flit through tree-tops…

The widespread success of the film is a firm indication that Chinese culture is making its mark…


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