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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Original title: Wo hu cang long
  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, and Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
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Action EpicAdventure EpicEpicFantasy EpicMartial ArtsPeriod DramaQuestRomantic EpicSword & SorceryWuxia

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Ang Lee
  • Writers
    • Hui-Ling Wang
    • James Schamus
    • Kuo Jung Tsai
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Michelle Yeoh
    • Ziyi Zhang
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    288K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,093
    370
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Hui-Ling Wang
      • James Schamus
      • Kuo Jung Tsai
    • Stars
      • Chow Yun-Fat
      • Michelle Yeoh
      • Ziyi Zhang
    • 1.7KUser reviews
    • 314Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 101 wins & 132 nominations total

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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • Master Li Mu Bai
    • (as Chow Yun Fat)
    Michelle Yeoh
    Michelle Yeoh
    • Yu Shu Lien
    Ziyi Zhang
    Ziyi Zhang
    • Jen
    • (as Zhang Ziyi)
    Chang Chen
    Chang Chen
    • Lo
    Sihung Lung
    Sihung Lung
    • Sir Te
    Pei-Pei Cheng
    Pei-Pei Cheng
    • Jade Fox
    • (as Cheng Pei-Pei)
    Fazeng Li
    • Governor Yu
    Xian Gao
    • Bo
    Yan Hai
    • Madame Yu
    Deming Wang
    • Tsai
    • (as Wang De Ming)
    Li Li
    Li Li
    • May
    • (as Li Li)
    Suying Huang
    Suying Huang
    • Auntie Wu
    • (as Huang Su Ying)
    Jinting Zhang
    • De Lu
    • (as Zhang Jin Ting)
    Rui Yang
    • Maid
    Kai Li
    • Gou Jun Pei
    Jianhua Feng
    • Gou Jun Sinung
    • (as Feng Jian Hua)
    Zhenxi Du
    • Shop Owner
    • (as Du Zhen Xi)
    Cheng Lin Xu
    • Captain
    • (as Xu Cheng Lin)
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Hui-Ling Wang
      • James Schamus
      • Kuo Jung Tsai
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Michelle Yeoh deliberately did not work for a year before filming began so she could concentrate on training and learning Mandarin.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 30 mins) During the fight between Yu Shu Lien and Xiou Long, many floor tiles are smashed by Shu Lien. After Shu Lien discards her heavy metal weapon and continues to fight, the tiles appear intact.
    • Quotes

      Li Mu Bai: I've already wasted my whole life. I want to tell you with my last breath that I have always loved you. I would rather be a ghost, drifting by your side as a condemned soul, than enter heaven without you. Because of your love, I will never be a lonely spirit.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening title appears in Chinese and English.
    • Alternate versions
      An English dubbed version was created for the home video market.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Remember the Titans/The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen/Under Suspicion (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      A Love Before Time
      Music Composed by Jorge Calandrelli, Dun Tan

      Lyrics by James Schamus, Elaine Chow (Translation)

      Performed by Coco Lee featuring Cello Solo by Yo-Yo Ma

      Coco Lee appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V.

    User reviews1.7K

    Featured review
    10/10

    My Dream Came True

    As Ang Lee, I grew up reading wuxia novels in Taiwan. Those novels usually mixed engrossing history, thrilling action, enchanting romance. But when these novels were made into movies or TV series, none of them could match my imagination. It's either because of wrong casting, bad acting, tedious costumes, sloppy storytelling, minimal budget (so everything is shot in studio rather than in the grand Chinese landscapes as they were told in books), fake action... I could go on and on. Now Ang Lee finally made a wuxia film that captures my imagination and fulfills my dream of childhood.

    The casting of CTHD is perfect. No disrespect to Jet Li, but Jet Li would not make Li Mu Bai into what he should be: noble, wise but weary. Chow Yun Fat conveys the unspoken feelings of Li Mu Bai in a way I can't imagine anyone else can. But he's known for his acting, Michelle Yeoh was known for her fighting skills. Here in CTHD, she proves herself as an excellent dramatic actress. The secrete longing for Li and the confusion of Li's true feelings were clearly conveyed by her eyes. The scenes between them are heartbreaking. Zhang Zi Yi is a true discovery! What a wonderful talent to steal scenes after scenes from the veterans around her. She ran from looking innocent, haughty, feisty to loving and distraught. She made the complex Jen a real flesh and blood believable human being. Chang Chen made a perfectly sexy and charming bandit.

    The scenery and the photography was beyond belief. The majestic landscapes of China match my imagination when I read all the beautiful Chinese poems of the Tang and Sung dynasties. No wonder those poets could come up with those masterpieces. They sure had the best inspiration. Peter Pau not only captured the landscapes and the settings, he also managed to capture the fast-as-lightening action wonderfully. The shot of Jen gliding over water just lodged in my mind. The soundtrack is also excellent. Tan Dun used different instruments to match the different locales. He mixed in Central Asian music in the desert sequence and Chinese flute in the Southern China scenes. Yo-yo Ma's cello in the main theme makes me want to weep everytime I hear it.

    The storytelling was also done expertly. As a romantic-at-heart, I love the desert romance between Jen and Lo. It's one of the most charming and believable love stories that I can remember. Most people gave credit of the fighting to Yuen Wo Ping. I'd give kudos to Ang Lee. I've seen Yuen's martial art films before, but they're never done in such an imaginative and artistic way. The artistic vision has to come from Ang Lee.

    To sum it up, three cheers for Ang Lee! You not only fulfilled your childhood dream, you fulfilled mine too. It's such a pleasure to finally see a wuxia novel be done right. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
    • jasmine_kung
    • Dec 30, 2000
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Taiwan
      • Hong Kong
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • El tigre y el dragón
    • Filming locations
      • Huangshan region, Anhui Province, China
    • Production companies
      • Sony Pictures Classics
      • Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia
      • Good Machine
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $128,530,421
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $663,205
      • Dec 10, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $213,978,518
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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