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Birth of the Dragon

⭐️ 5.8 | 103 min | Action , Drama | August 25th, 2017

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.

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Budget: $31,000,000

Revenue: $7,220,490

ROI: -76.7%

Verdict: Flop

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Crew

Directors

> George Nolfi (Director)
> Amir Mokri (Director of Photography)
> Corey Yuen (Co-Director)

Writers

> Christopher Wilkinson (Screenplay)
> Stephen J. Rivele (Screenplay)

Cast

Philip Ng Wan-Lung

Philip Ng Wan-Lung

Billy Magnussen

Billy Magnussen

Xia Yu

Xia Yu

Ron Yuan

Ron Yuan

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Darren E. Scott

King Lau

King Lau

Yee Jee Tso

Yee Jee Tso

Teresa Navarro

Teresa Navarro

Chinatown Pedestrian (uncredited)

Vanessa Ross

Vanessa Ross

Tourist (uncredited)

Christina July Kim

Christina July Kim

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Terry Chen

Terry Chen

Wu Yue

Wu Yue

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