The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)

Original title

中南海保鑣

Directed by

Corey Yuen

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 160 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A highly skilled bodyguard from mainland China is assigned to protect a female key witness in a murder case in Hong Kong. He must defend her against a relentless assassin while developing a complicated connection with her.

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What happens

The Bodyguard from Beijing (simplified Chinese: 中南海保镖; traditional Chinese: 中南海保鑣; released in the United States as The Defender and United Kingdom as Jet Li's The Defender) is a 1994 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen, and starring Jet Li, who also produced. The film co-stars Christy Chung, Kent Cheng and Sing Ngai. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 28 July 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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