Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution
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Overview
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
108 min
Release Date
2019-08-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
55
Vote Average
6.782
Alan Hofmanis
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Alien Ness
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Amy Johnston
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André E. Morgan
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Billy Blanks
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Brian Camp
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Brian Trenchard-Smith
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Charlie Ahearn
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Cheng Pei-Pei
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Chin Siu-Ho
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Chris Poggiali
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Christopher Doyle
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Colin Geddes
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Cynthia Rothrock
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Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan
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Danny Philippou
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Diana Lee Inosanto
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Don Wilson
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Eric Jacobus
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Eric Pellerin
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Fab 5 Freddy
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Frank Djeng
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Geoffrey Stitt
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Grady Hendrix
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Hing Chao
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Jacky Heung Cho
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Jade Leung Chang
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Jeff Imada
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Jessica Henwick
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Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
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JuJu Chan
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Ken Swift
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Lo Meng
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Marco Joachim
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Matthew Mallinson
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Matthew Polly
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Michael Jai White
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Mike Leeder
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Philip Ng Wan-Lung
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Ric Meyers
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Richard Norton
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Ridley Tsui Bo-Wah
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Robert Samuels
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Ron Van Clief
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Ross Boyask
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Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
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Scott Adkins
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Sébastien Foucan
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Soi Cheang
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Terry Levene
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Tim Kwok
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Vaughan Savidge
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Warrington Hudlin
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Wilson Yip
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Bruce Lee
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Chuck Norris
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David Carradine
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Gareth Evans
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Jackie Chan
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Jimmy Wang Yu
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Keanu Reeves
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Margaret Thatcher
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Michelle Yeoh
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Nabwana IGG
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Run Run Shaw
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Yuen Woo-Ping
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