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Kung Fu Stuntmen
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Kung Fu Stuntmen

Aug 28, 2021
1h 32m
★ 7.3

Overview

A new documentary film revisits the golden age of kung fu stuntmen and action directors in Hong Kong during the 1960s-'80s, exploring their pain and struggles. The documentary is a tribute to kung fu stuntmen. “They risked their lives for stunts,” said kung fu choreographer Yuen Bin. In their heyday, these stuntmen and choreographers presented the best, most creative and most complicated kung fu fight sequences anywhere in the world, creating stunts that looked seemingly impossible.

Genres

Documentary
Action

Production Companies

Acme Image (Beijing) Film Cultural Co., Ltd.
New Harmony Century Media Co., Ltd.

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Cast

Tsui Hark

Tsui Hark

Yuen Woo-Ping

Yuen Woo-Ping

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen

Tony Ching Siu-Tung

Tony Ching Siu-Tung

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Yuen Wah

Yuen Wah

Yuen Qiu

Yuen Qiu

Chin Ka-Lok

Chin Ka-Lok

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

Paul Chung Fat

Paul Chung Fat

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