Birth of the Dragon (2016)

A young Bruce Lee angers kung fu traditionalists by teaching outsiders, leading to a showdown with a Shaolin master in this film based on real events.

Director: Ron Yuan
Cast: Billy Magnussen, Terry Chen, Vanness Wu, Jin Xing, Hai Yu, Yue Wu, George Nolfi, Philip Ng, Qu Jingjing, Wang Xi'An, Xia Yu, Yu Xia
Runtime: 01h 35m
Type: Movie

Birth of the Dragon (2016)

A young Bruce Lee angers kung fu traditionalists by teaching outsiders, leading to a showdown with a Shaolin master in this film based on real events.

Director: Ron Yuan
Cast: Billy Magnussen, Terry Chen, Vanness Wu, Jin Xing, Hai Yu, Yue Wu, George Nolfi, Philip Ng, Qu Jingjing, Wang Xi'An, Xia Yu, Yu Xia
Runtime: 01h 35m
Type: Movie
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