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59% Critic Match
Once Upon a Time in China and America
5.9 / 10• 1997• 1h 42m•NR• cn
ActionWestern
Storyline
So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Cast & Crew
Jet Li
Wong Fei Hung
Lead
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
Aunt Yee / Diana
Xiong Xinxin
Kwai Geuk-Chat
Power Chan Kwok-pong
Dr. So
Jeff Wolfe
Billy
Joseph Sayah
Bandit Leader
Chrystabell
Sarah, the Indian Girl
Patrick Lung Kong
Uncle Lone
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sammo Hung Kam-bo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Once Upon a Time in China and America is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
