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Birth of the Dragon

Birth of the Dragon

The Fight That Created The Legend

20175.81h 43m

Overview

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.

Directed by George Nolfi
Written by Christopher Wilkinson, Stephen J. Rivele
Produced by Michael London, Hong Pang, Stephen J. Rivele
Box OfficeBudget: $31.0MRevenue: $7.2M

Top Cast

Philip Ng Wan-Lung

Philip Ng Wan-Lung

Bruce Lee

Billy Magnussen

Billy Magnussen

Steve McKee

Xia Yu

Xia Yu

Wong Jack Man

Ron Yuan

Ron Yuan

Tony Yu

D

Darren E. Scott

Vince Miller

King Lau

King Lau

King Lau

Yee Jee Tso

Yee Jee Tso

Winston Peng

Teresa Navarro

Teresa Navarro

Chinatown Pedestrian (uncredited)

Vanessa Ross

Vanessa Ross

Tourist (uncredited)

Christina July Kim

Christina July Kim

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

kung fubiography

About Birth of the Dragon

Birth of the Dragon is a action, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of kung fu, biography. Directed by George Nolfi, it stars Philip Ng Wan-Lung, Billy Magnussen, Xia Yu. 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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