A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 101 wins & 132 nominations total
Chow Yun-Fat
- Master Li Mu Bai
- (as Chow Yun Fat)
Ziyi Zhang
- Jen
- (as Zhang Ziyi)
Pei-Pei Cheng
- Jade Fox
- (as Cheng Pei-Pei)
Deming Wang
- Tsai
- (as Wang De Ming)
Suying Huang
- Auntie Wu
- (as Huang Su Ying)
Jinting Zhang
- De Lu
- (as Zhang Jin Ting)
Jianhua Feng
- Gou Jun Sinung
- (as Feng Jian Hua)
Zhenxi Du
- Shop Owner
- (as Du Zhen Xi)
Cheng Lin Xu
- Captain
- (as Xu Cheng Lin)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe actors almost invariably performed their own stunts. CGI was used to remove the wires holding them up.
- Goofs(at around 1h 30 mins) During the fight between Yu Shu Lien and Xiou Long, many floor tiles are smashed by Shu Lien. After Shu Lien discards her heavy metal weapon and continues to fight, the tiles appear intact.
- Crazy creditsThe opening title appears in Chinese and English.
- Alternate versionsAn English dubbed version was created for the home video market.
- SoundtracksA Love Before Time
Music Composed by Jorge Calandrelli, Dun Tan
Lyrics by James Schamus, Elaine Chow (Translation)
Performed by Coco Lee featuring Cello Solo by Yo-Yo Ma
Coco Lee appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Holland) B.V.
Featured review
A Vivid Dream And An Action Fantasy
Less than half an hour into the viewing of this masterpiece I knew this would become one of my favorite films - of all time. Only in my wildest dreams (quite literally, this movie has touched me on a personal level) have I visualized such fantastic and precise choreography, so captivating that to take your eyes away during the intense confrontations is to deny yourself the essence of what makes this film so wonderful.
With an artistic license unprecedented, the action scenes are entirely unbelievable but purely the work of a fabulous imagination. The magical settings and the colorful characters fit well into the plot but you will take away the breath-taking martial arts sequences.
With an artistic license unprecedented, the action scenes are entirely unbelievable but purely the work of a fabulous imagination. The magical settings and the colorful characters fit well into the plot but you will take away the breath-taking martial arts sequences.
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- columbia2453
- Mar 20, 2001
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Ngọa Hổ Tàng Long
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $128,530,421
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $663,205
- Dec 10, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $213,978,518
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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