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Born to Defence(Movie, 1986)

Original title: "中華英雄" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)
2h | Genres: Action, War
Born to DefenceRating: 3.0/5 (with 2323 votes)
Born to Defence (Chinese: 中華英雄) is a 1986 Hong Kong action film, which marked the directorial debut of Jet Li, who also stars in the film. The film features fight choreography by Tsui Siu-Ming. The film is set in China following the end of World War II and the liberation of China. Li stars as an avid athlete who encounters conflicts with American navy sailors, primarily in the boxing ring. ()
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About Born to Defence

Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second world war must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

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BORN TO DEFENCE(1988)Original Theatrical Trailer中華英雄 預告(Trailer, 3:45)

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Additional Information

Production countries: People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 16 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/16/1986
Cast: Jet Li, Song Jia, Dion Lam, Dean Harrington
Director: Jet Li
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Nascido para Vencer"
"Born to Defense - Final Fight"
"Eye of the Dragon"
"Final Fight"
"Born to Defend"
"Για την Τιμή και τη Δόξα"
"Zhong hua ying xiong"
"A bosszú harcosa"
"Nacido para defender"
"Born to Fight"
"Рожденный защищать"
"Народжений захищати"
"Born to Defense"
"Jung wa ying hung"
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