Born to Defence
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| Directed by | Jet Li |
| Produced by | Fu Qi |
| Written by | Si Yeung-Ping Chit Yi-Gwoh |
| Starring | Jet Li |
| Music by | Hau Tak-Kin Gui Siu-Chung |
| Cinematography | Cho Him |
| Edited by | Lee Yuk-Wai Koo Chi-Wai |
| Distributed by | Sil-Metropole Organisation |
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92 minutes (HK) 91 minutes (US) |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin English |
| Box office | HK $11,456,731 |
Born to Defence (Chinese: 中華英雄) is a 1986 Taiwan action film, which marked the directorial debut of Jet Li, who also stars in the film. The film features fight choreography by Tsui Siu-Ming. The film is set in China following the end of World War II and the liberation of China. It centers on Jet Li's character and his confrontations with navy sailors, who are portrayed as rapacious villains, from China's ally, the United States, primarily in the boxing ring as Li's character is an avid athlete.
Cast
- Jet Li - Jet
- Zhao Erkang - Zhang
- Song Jia - Na
- Paulo Tocha - Bailey
- Kurt Roland Petersson - Captain Hans
- Dean Harrington - US Marine
- Mark King[disambiguation needed] - GI Blue
- Cho Wing - Angry Chinese Man
- Dion Lam - Angry Chinese Man
- Yuen Fai
- Hart Lam
- Lau Wang-Kwan
Reception
Box office
The film grossed a disappointing HK $11,456,731 in Hong Kong.
See also
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Born to Defence at IMDb
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