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Birth of the Dragon(Movie, 2016)

1h 43min | Genres: Action, Drama
Birth of the DragonRating: 2.9/5 (with 130130 votes)
Birth of the Dragon is a 2016 American martial arts action film directed by George Nolfi and written by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele. The film stars Philip Wan-lung Ng, Xia Yu, Jin Xing, Qu Jingjing, Ron Yuan, and Billy Magnussen. Based on Michael Dorgan's article "Bruce Lee's Toughest Fight", the film is a fictional account on the supposedly true story revolving around Bruce Lee who, as a young martial artist, challenged kung fu master Wong Jack-man in 1965 in San Francisco. Principal photography began in Vancouver, Canada on November 17, 2015. Birth of the Dragon was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in select theaters on August 25, 2017, by OTL Releasing, BH Tilt and WWE Studios. The film received negative reviews from critics. ()
Movie poster of Birth of the Dragon

Where to watch Birth of the Dragon (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Birth of the Dragon" is currently available on 3 providers. Birth of the Dragon can be streamed free of charge on VIDEOBUSTER.de (as part of a subscription), can be rented on Amazon Instant Video, Apple / iTunes Store and VIDEOBUSTER.de (SD/HD/4K) and Birth of the Dragon can also be purchased at Amazon Instant Video, Apple / iTunes Store and VIDEOBUSTER.de (as download from the website or as Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German
Duration: 1h 35min
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Duration: 1h 36min
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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German
Duration: 1h 35min
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Apple / iTunes Store
Duration: 1h 36min
Free/Ads
Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

About Birth of the Dragon

Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.

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Trailer for Birth of the Dragon + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:14)

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Official Trailer (Trailer) | Featurette - Becoming (Featurette)

Additional Information

Shot in: Vancouver
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 25 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/25/2017
Director: George Nolfi
Screenwriter: Christopher Wilkinson
Director of Photography: Amir Mokri
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El nacimiento del dragón"
Keywords: biography, kung fu
Budget: 31,000,000 USD
Revenue: 7,125,027 USD (= 23%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:3851, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024