Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
- Released: 1997-02-01
- Genres: Action, Western
- Runtime: 1h 42m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 121 votes
Directed by Sammo Hung.
Top cast
- Jet Li as Wong Fei Hung
- Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam as Aunt Yee / Diana
- Xiong Xinxin as Kwai Geuk-Chat
- Power Chan Kwok-Pong as Dr. So
- Jeff Wolfe as Billy
- Joseph Sayah as Bandit Leader
- Chrystabell as Sarah, the Indian Girl
- Patrick Lung Kong as Uncle Lone
- Richard Ng Yiu-hon as Uncle Han
- William Fung Kwun-Man as Immigrant Worker
Where to watch Once Upon a Time in China and America
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel, Darkroom; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel
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