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Once Upon a Time in China and America

Once Upon a Time in China and America

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 1, 1997

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Action, Western

User Score

57%

Original Title

黃飛鴻之西域雄獅

Production Companies

Win's Entertainment Ltd., China Star Entertainment

Director

Sammo Hung

Budget

$12,000,000

Description

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.