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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. The film co-stars Christy Chung, Kent Cheng and Sing ...
Jet Li in 2009. Jet Li is a Chinese-born Singaporean [1] martial artist, retired wushu champion, film actor, film producer, and philanthropist.His first non-Chinese film role was as a villain in the 1998 buddy cop action film Lethal Weapon 4 with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.
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.
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 ...
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.
Entered into the 45th Berlin International Film Festival: Beginners Luck: Billy Chan: The Beheaded 1000: Ting Shan-hsi: Best of Best: Rico Chung Kai Cheong: Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre: 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 ...
The film has a rating of 66% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 135 reviews with an average score of 6.2/10. The critical consensus states: "Jet Li gets to emote in some emotionally awkward scenes, but the gritty fight sequences come through in what is Li's best English language film."
Jet Li stars as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung. The film co-stars Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, and Kent Cheng. It is the first installment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series. It is a staple in the Wuxia genre. It is regarded as one of the most influential martial arts movies ...