Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)

Original title

惡戰

Directed by

Wong Ching-po

Genre

drama film, action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

M

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 159 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts master from Shanghai fights to survive in a violent underworld. The story follows his rise and the conflicts that come with power.

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What happens

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (Chinese: 惡戰) is a 2014 martial arts film directed by Wong Ching-po and starring Sammo Hung, Philip Ng and Andy On with action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping and Yuen Cheung-yan. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film is a remake of the 1972 film Boxer from Shantung which starred Chen Kuan-tai, who also appears in a supporting role in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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