Once Upon a Time in China
Original title: Wong Fei Hung
“Never was a Hero needed more...”
1991 · 2 h 14 min
Directed by 
Tsui Hark
Tsui HarkCast
Jet Li Rosamund Kwan Biao Yuen 
Jacky Cheung Kent Cheng Kam-Fai Yuen
Credits
Written by: Hark Tsui
Plot
In late 19th-century Canton, the folk hero Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) defends his community against foreign exploitation and corrupt authorities.
Sinekatalog’s take
A stylish martial-arts epic about Chinese identity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (21,690 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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