Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Aug 14, 2019

1h 48m

★ 6.7

How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

WildBear Entertainment

Screen Queensland

Screen Canberra

The Post Lounge

XYZ Films

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks Trailers

Cast

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Alan Hofmanis

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Alien Ness

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Amy Johnston

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Andre 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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