Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Coming Out at 6 July 2000 in theaters.
“Wo hu cang long”
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is wuxia film directed by Ang Lee and written by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung, based on the Chinese novel by Wang Dulu. The film features an international cast of Chinese actors, including Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Chang Chen.
A multinational venture, the film was made on a US$17 million budget, and was produced by Asian Union Film & Entertainment, China Film Co-Productions Corporation, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Edko Films, Good Machine International, and Zoom Hunt Productions. With dialogue in Mandarin, subtitled for various markets, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon became a surprise international success, grossing $213.5 million worldwide. It grossed US$128 million in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing foreign-language film produced overseas in American history.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2000 and was theatrically released in the United States on December 8. An overwhelming critical and commercial success, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won over 40 awards, and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won Best Foreign Language Film, Best Art Direction, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography, receiving the most nominations ever for a non-English language film at the time, until 2018’s Roma tied this record. The film also won four BAFTAs and two Golden Globe Awards, one for Best Foreign Film. Along with its awards success, Crouching Tiger continues to be hailed as one of the greatest and most influential films. The film has been praised for its story, direction, and cinematography, and for its martial arts sequences.
Director: Ang Lee
Writers: Du Lu Wang (book), Hui-Ling Wang
Stars: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Sihung Lung, Pei-Pei Cheng, Fazeng Li
Cast:
| Yun-Fat Chow | … | Master Li Mu Bai |
| Michelle Yeoh | … | Yu Shu Lien |
| Ziyi Zhang | … | Jen Yu (Mandarin version) / Jiao Long (English dubbed version) |
| Chen Chang | … | Lo ‘Dark Cloud’ / Luo Xiao Hu |
| Sihung Lung | … | Sir Te |
| Pei-Pei Cheng | … | Jade Fox |
| Fazeng Li | … | Governor Yu |
| Xian Gao | … | Bo |
| Yan Hai | … | Madame Yu |
| Deming Wang | … | Police Inspector Tsai / Prefect Cai Qiu |
| Li Li | … | May |
| Suying Huang | … | Auntie Wu |
| Jinting Zhang | … | De Lu |
| Rui Yang | … | Maid |
| Kai Li | … | Gou Jun Pei |
| Jianhua Feng | … | Gou Jun Sinung |
| Zhenxi Du | … | Shop Owner |
| Cheng Lin Xu | … | Captain |
| Feng Lin | … | Captain |
| Wensheng Wang | … | Gangster A |
| Dong Song | … | Gangster B |
| Zhongxuan Ma | … | Mi Biao |
| Bao Cheng Li | … | Fung Machete Chang |
| Yongde Yang | … | Monk Jing |
| Shaojun Zhang | … | Male Performer |
| Ning Ma | … | Female Performer |
| Jianmin Zhu | … | Waiter |
| Changsheng Dong | … | Homeless Man |
| Yi Shih | … | Waitress |
| Bin Chen | … | Servant |
| Shaocheng Zhang | … | Nightman |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia