Once Upon a Time in China and America
1997 · 1h 42m · Not Rated
Action, Western
Directed by
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
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Once Upon a Time in China and America
Overview
So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Director and cast
- Sammo Hung Kam-bo Director
- Jet Li as Wong Fei Hung
- Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam as Aunt Yee / Diana
- Xiong Xinxin as Kwai Geuk-Chat
- Power Chan Kwok-pong as Dr. So
- Jeff Wolfe as Billy
- Joseph Sayah as Bandit Leader
- Chrystabell as Sarah, the Indian Girl
- Patrick Lung Kong as Uncle Lone
- Richard Ng Yiu-hon as Uncle Han
- William Fung Kwun-Man as Immigrant Worker
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