Bodyguards and Assassins
2009 Hong Kong film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bodyguards and Assassins is a 2009 Hong Kong historical action film directed by Teddy Chan, featuring an all-star cast including Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nicholas Tse, Hu Jun, Chris Lee, Eric Tsang, Fan Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu, Wang Po-chieh, Mengke Bateer and Leon Lai. The film is about Sun Yat-sen making a secret trip to British-ruled Hong Kong to discuss plans with fellow revolutionaries to start a revolution to overthrow the Qing Empire and establish a republic in China. When Sun faces an attempt on his life by assassins sent by the Qing government, a motley crew of people from various walks of life band together to protect him and ensure that the meeting goes as planned.
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Traditional Chinese | 十月圍城 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 十月围城 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Teddy Chan | ||||||||||
Written by | Chun Tin-nam James Yuen Chan Wai Guo Junli Wu Bing Joyce Chan | ||||||||||
Produced by | Peter Chan Huang Jianxin Jojo Hui | ||||||||||
Starring | Donnie Yen Wang Xueqi Tony Leung Ka-fai Nicholas Tse Hu Jun Eric Tsang Chris Lee Fan Bingbing Zhang Hanyu Mengke Bateer Wang Po-chieh Leon Lai | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Arthur Wong | ||||||||||
Edited by | Derek Hui Wong Hoi | ||||||||||
Music by | Chan Kwong-wing Peter Kam | ||||||||||
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Distributed by | We Distributions China Film Group | ||||||||||
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Running time | 138 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Languages | Cantonese Mandarin | ||||||||||
Budget | US$23 million[1] | ||||||||||
Box office | US$5,837,674 (excluding China)[2] |
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