BIRTH OF THE DRAGON
In San Francisco in the 1960’s, a legendary fight took place
between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man.
It occurred in front of a small number of witnesses,
no two of whom could agree on what actually happened.
But it changed the history of martial arts.
This story is inspired by that fight.
SYNOPSIS
In the world of martial arts, there is one man above all: Bruce Lee. San Francisco, 1965. Young, hungry and looking for an opportunity to make a name for himself, Lee (Philip Ng) challengeslegendary Shaolin monk and kung fu master, Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu), to a fight when he hears that he’s crossing the Pacific to observe the state of kung fu in America. Their legendary fight would change the history of martial arts forever.
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KEY TALENT
Director
George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau)
Writers
Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson (Ali, Nixon)
Cast
Philip Ng (TV’s A Fist Within Four Walls, Invisible Target, New Police Story)
Xia Yu (In the Heat of the Sun, The Painted Veil)
Billy Magnussen (Into the Woods, Bridge of Spies)