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From kung fu to wuxia films, and from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Donnie Yen, Hong Kong cinema has been renowned for its martial arts productions over the decades. Learn more about the classic movies and revisit some of our archive interviews about the best that the industry has to offer, all in one place....more
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Understanding the tradition
Hong Kong martial arts cinema, starring Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Donnie Yen: everything you need to know
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Kung fu films became internationally famous in
1973
with the success of Lee’s films, including Enter the Dragon
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Jackie Chan was born on
7 April 1954
and has performed in more than 150 films
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Bruce Lee was born on
27 November 1940
He was just 32 when he died on July 20, 1973, in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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