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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
臥虎藏龍
Directed by Ang Lee
2000•2h 0m•PG-13•★ 7.9
Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Synopsis
In 19th-century Qing Dynasty China, a master swordsman entrusts his 400-year-old green destiny sword to his beloved fellow warrior, only for the weapon to be stolen by a masked aristocratic apprentice seeking freedom from an arranged marriage. Ang Lee's four-time Oscar-winning wuxia masterpiece.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorAng Lee
WriterTsai Kuo-JungWang HuilingJames Schamus
CinematographyPeter Pau Tak-Hai
MusicTan Dun
Principal Cast
Chow Yun-FatLi Mu Bai
Michelle YeohYu Shu Lien
Zhang ZiyiJen
Chang ChenLo
Lung SihungSir Te
Cheng Pei-peiJade Fox
Li FazengGovernor Yu
Gao XianBo
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Runtime2h 0m (120 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorAng Lee
LanguagesMandarin
CountryTW, HK, US, CN
StudioColumbia Pictures Film Production Asia • EDKO Film • Sony Pictures Classics
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