Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ang Lee, 2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Wang Dulu, 1939
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a movie directed by Ang Lee in 2000 and based on the book of the same name by Wang Dulu, first published in 1939. The movie features Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Sihung Lung, Pei-Pei Cheng, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
In 18th-century Qing dynasty China, Li Mu Bai is a Wudang swordsman, and Yu Shu Lien heads a private security company. Mu Bai, choosing to retire, asks Shu Lien to give his fabled sword #Green Destiny# to their benefactor Sir Te in Peking. While at Sir Te’s place, Shu Lien makes the acquaintance of Jen Yu, who is the daughter of rich and powerful Governor Yu and is about to get married.
Movie vs Book
Year
2000
Minutes
120
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Original title: Wo hu cang long
Director: Ang Lee
Country: Taiwan
Year: 2000
Length: 2h
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Year
1939
Pages
404
Book Rate
0.76
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Book
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Author: Wang Dulu
Country: China
First published in: 1939
Length: 404 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.”
JOHN LE CARRE (Writer)
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