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Once Upon a Time in China and America

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Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)

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Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Original series hero Jet Li returns triumphantly in this series installment, which finds Chinese nationalist and kung fu hero Wong Fei Hong heading to the American west. But a conk on the melon... Original series hero Jet Li returns triumphantly in this series installment, which finds Chinese nationalist and kung fu hero Wong Fei Hong heading to the American west. But a conk on the melon renders our hero an amnesiac, and but for the intercession of friendly Indians, he would be lost to the wild--and therefore unable to help exploited railroad workers fight back against their unscrupulous bosses. [More]

Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Chan Kwok Bong, Richard Ng

Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Chan Kwok Bong, Richard Ng

Director: Sammo Hung

Director: Sammo Hung
Producer: Tsui Hark

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