Birth of the Dragon (2017)
Overview
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $31,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $7,125,027.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.783 |
Directed By
George Nolfi
Crew
Christopher Wilkinson
Joel Viertel
George Nolfi
Stephen J. Rivele
Jason Blum
Stephen J. Rivele
Janice Williams
David Brisbin
Drew James
Michael London
Joel Viertel
PoPing AuYeung
George Nolfi
John W. Micheletos
Leo Shi Young
Amir Mokri
Aieisha Li
Joanna Colbert
Catherine Ircha
Jaeson Ma
Kelly Mullen
Hong Pang
Craig Humphries
Judy Lee
Christopher Wilkinson
Michael J. Luisi
David Nicksay
Jennifer Kom-Tong
Shannon Gottlieb
Helen Ye Zhong
Sunil Homes
Josh Hayes
H. Scott Salinas
Reza Safinia
Corey Yuen Kwai
Corey Yuen Kwai
TOP CAST
Philip Ng Wan-Lung
Bruce Lee
Billy Magnussen
Steve McKee
Yu Xia
Wong Jack Man
Ron Yuan
Tony Yu
Darren E. Scott
Vince Miller
King Lau
King Lau
Yee Jee Tso
Winston Peng
Teresa Navarro
Chinatown Pedestrian (uncredited)
Vanessa Ross
Tourist (uncredited)
Christina July Kim
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Terry Chen
Frankie Chen
Wu Yue
Wang Biao
Lillian Lim
Janet Wei
Simon Chin
Wai Fu
Yu Hai
Shaolin Abbot (as Yu Hai)
Qu Jingjing
Xiulan Quan (as Qu Jingjing)
Simon Yin
Vinnie Wei
Steven Roberts
Beat Poet (as Steven F. Roberts)
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