Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Name: Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Director: Ian Taylor
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Released: 2003-01-01
Duration: 47 min
Rating: 7.071
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, John Woo, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Sek Kin

Directed by Ian Taylor

Documentary TV Movie

20030h 47m7.1

Overview

Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema -- specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international phenomenon -- with the help of footage and interviews with the stars who made the genre what it is today. Director Lau Ka Leung (who helmed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) joins in, sharing his thoughts on how certain cinematic technologies have improved martial arts films and expanded their appeal, on the set of Drunken Monkey (2003).