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The Bodyguard from Beijing (simplified Chinese: 中南海保镖; traditional Chinese: 中南海保鑣; released in the United States as The Defender and United Kingdom as Jet Li's The Defender) is a 1994 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen, and starring Jet Li, who also produced.
Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963), [2] better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean martial artist, actor, and philanthropist. After three years of training with acclaimed wushu teacher Wu Bin , Li won his first national championship for the Beijing Wushu Team in 1974, winning the first of five men ...
Jet Li is a Chinese-born Singaporean [1] martial artist, retired wushu champion, film actor, film producer, and philanthropist. ... The Bodyguard from Beijing:
The Beijing Wushu Team's debut world tour in 1974 is often as the beginning of modern wushu in the west. During this tour, Jet Li was reputed to have performed a two-man fight for US President Richard Nixon on the White House lawn. According to Li, he was asked by Nixon to be his personal bodyguard. Li replied, "I don't want to protect any ...
A role in The Bride with White Hair 2 brought her instant recognition, and she became a well-known star in Chinese-language popular culture, acting in a large number of films including some films starring Stephen Chow, as well as The Bodyguard from Beijing starring Jet Li.
In 1993, he began an alliance and good friendship with actor Jet Li. He directed several of Li's films, beginning with Fong Sai-yuk and Fong Sai-yuk II, and continuing through The Bodyguard from Beijing, The New Legend of Shaolin and My Father Is a Hero, and also he choreographed two Jet Li's films: The New Legend of Shaolin and High Risk.
The Bodyguard from Beijing: Corey Yuen: Jet Li, Christy Chung, Kent Cheng: Action/Adventure: C'est la vie, mon chéri: Derek Yee: Anita Yuen, Lau Ching-wan: A Chinese Odyssey: Jeffrey Lau: Stephen Chow, Athena Chu, Ng Man-tat: Duology Chungking Express: Wong Kar-wai: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong: Circus Kid ...
Jet Li: Eastern Production Ltd. was a Hong Kong-based independent company, [1] which specialized in production of films, ... The Bodyguard from Beijing: