Birth of the Dragon(2017)

Name: Birth of the Dragon
Director: George Nolfi
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Released: Aug 25, 2017
Cast: Billy Magnussen, Yu Xia, Philip Ng

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PG-13
Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence, language and thematic elements
1h 35m

Release Date: Aug 25, 2017

Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung fu master Wong Jack Man - ... Read all

Release Details

Original Release | Aug 25, 2017 | Wide

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Box Office Results

2025-01-31T12:39:52.396Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$2,702,430
Total US & Canada:
$6,901,965
Total International
$313,062
Total Worldwide:
$7,215,027

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

George Nolfi
Director

Billy Magnussen
Steve McKee

Yu Xia
Wong Jack Man

Philip Ng
Bruce Lee

Other Details

Country of Origin: China, Canada, United States

Language: English,Mandarin

Summaries

Plot Summary

The story of the match is told from the perspective of Steve Macklin, a young disciple of Lee, who ultimately joins forces with Lee and Wong to battle a vicious band of Chinatown gangsters.

Storyline

In 1964, a young Bruce Lee owns and operates a San Francisco Kung Fu Academy, specializing in the Chinese martial art Wing Chun. Lee cares for his students, providing advice, roles as extras in his upcoming projects, and defending them from the gangs of Chinatown. One of Lee's students, Steve McKee, spars with Lee while fighting in anger, causing Lee to counter and embarrass him. McKee and Vinnie Wei work for the latter's mother's laundry business, where they find out that master Wong Jack Man is on a pilgrimage from China to observe the Kung Fu scene in the United States. While carrying out a delivery to the China Gate restaurant, McKee falls for an employee, Xiulan, who is forbidden to communicate with anyone on the outside. One night, McKee sneaks over to the restaurant to give her a grammar book, teaching her fellow roommates basic English..