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Released
1997 · FILM

Once Upon a Time in China and America

Directed by
Sammo Kam Bo Hung
Written by
Mei Yee Sze, Wai Chung Philip Kwok
Runtime
102 min
Language
CN
ActionAdventureDrama
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

So travels to the United States to open a martial‑arts school. At that time many Chinese laborers were being sold to U.S. railroad companies and subjected to harsh working conditions, which fostered strong anti‑Chinese sentiment among American workers. Consequently, So encounters difficulties with both Americans and organized crime, prompting him to request assistance from Master Wong.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Marco MakShot by Walter GreggScored by Lowell Lo

Box Office

1997 · Box office

Produced on a $12.0M budget

Production budget

$12.0M

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Also known as

  • Once Upon a Time in China and Americade
  • Once Upon a Time in China VIde
  • Wong Fei-hung chi saiwik hung side
  • Once Upon a Time in China and Americaen
  • Dr. Wong en Américaes
  • Il était une fois en Chine 6 : Dr Wong en Amériquefr
  • C'era una volta in Cina e in Americait

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