Rise of the Legend (2014)

Original title

黄飞鸿之英雄有梦

Directed by

Roy Chow

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

18

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 222 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 19th century Guangzhou, a young man named Wong Fei-hung infiltrates a criminal gang to bring them down from the inside. He must navigate a world of betrayal and brutal martial arts while staying true to his mission.

kineticintensemelodramaticfast-pacedgrittyviolentemotionaldetermined

What happens

Rise of the Legend (Chinese: 黃飛鴻之英雄有夢) is a 2014 kung-fu action film directed by Roy Chow and written by Christine To. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film stars Sammo Hung, Eddie Peng, Wang Luodan, Jing Boran, Max Zhang, Wong Cho Lam, Tony Leung and Angelababy. It was released on 21 November 2014 in China. Principal photography on the film began on 20 August 2013 in China and concluded in December 2013. Edko Films, Irresistible Films, and Universal Pictures International produced the film. Edko Films released the film in China and Universal distributed the film Internationally. The action director is Corey Yuen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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