Born to Defence

"Once upon a time in China, a new hero emerged..."

1988 1h 32m CN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 73

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Synopsis

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Jet, a young soldier at the end of the Second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

“Once upon a time in China, a new hero emerged...”

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Cast

Jet Li
Jet
Song Jia
Na
Zhao Erkang
Zhang
Kurt Roland Petersson
Captain Hans
Paulo Tocha
Bailey
Yuen Fai
Friend of Jet
Lam Hak-Ming
Policeman
Cho Wing
Angry Chinese

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jet Li
Writers: Sze Yeung-Ping, Chit Yi-Gwoh
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: China, Hong Kong

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Jet Li and Song Jia and Zhao Erkang carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Once upon a time in China, a new hero emerged...".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jet Li directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in China, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
3International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Jet Li and Song Jia and Zhao Erkang carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Once upon a time in China, a new hero emerged...".
7IMDB entry: tt0096507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 19 different titles around the world.