Film

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019 · 1h 48m · Documentary · History

How Hong Kong kicked off a cinematic revolution

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.

Alan Hofmanis

Self

Alien Ness

Self

Amy Johnston

Self

Andre Morgan

Self

Billy Blanks

Self

Brian Camp

Self

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Self

Charlie Ahearn

Self

Cheng Pei-Pei

Self

Chin Siu-Ho

Self

Chris Poggiali

Self

Christopher Doyle

Self

Colin Geddes

Self

Cynthia Rothrock

Self

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan

Self

Danny Philippou

Self

• Serge OuDirector · Writer
• Grady HendrixWriter
• Veronica FuryProducer
• Michael TearExecutive Producer
• Bryce MenziesExecutive Producer
• Mark WoodsExecutive Producer
• Nate BolotinExecutive Producer
• Todd BrownExecutive Producer
• Jeff HarrisonExecutive Producer
• Geoff EllisDirector of Photography

Trailer

Release date

August 14, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Documentary, History

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