Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(Movie, 2000)

Name: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance / Love
Released: 2000
Duration: T02:0:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "卧虎藏龍" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)

2h | Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 1,406 votes)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 epic romantic drama wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, and Chang Chen. It is based on the Chinese novel of the same name, serialized between 1941 and 1942 by Wang Dulu, the fourth part of his Crane-Iron Series. Set in 19th-century Imperial China, the plot follows two master warriors, Li Mu Bai (Chow) and Yu Shu Lien (Yeoh), who are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen by the mysterious thief Jen Yu (Zhang). A multinational venture, the film was made on a US$17 million budget, and was produced by Edko Films and Zoom Hunt Productions in collaboration with China Film Co-productions Corporation and Asian Union Film & Entertainment for Columbia... ()

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Available languages: Chinese (Mandarin)
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Awards & Nominations for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score nominated for: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film nominated for: International Submission To The Academy Awards

About Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

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Trailer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON | Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:04)

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON | Official Trailer (Trailer) | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Original Trailer [FHD] (Trailer) | Official Trailer: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) (Trailer) | Trailer: Kino-Re-Release (Trailer, DE) | Tiger & Dragon: Der Beginn einer Legende - Trailer Deutsch HD (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production countries: People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Beijing, Qing dynasty

Based on the work of: Wang Dulu ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon")

Made by: Columbia Pictures, Good Machine, Sony Pictures Classics, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia, Asia Union Film & Entertainment Ltd., United China Vision, Zoom Hunt International Productions Company Ltd., Edko Films, Ang Lee Productions

Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 32 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/08/2000 (World premiere: 07/06/2000)

Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Wang Deming, Chang Chen, Cheng Pei-pei, Sihung Lung, Li Fazeng

Director: Ang Lee

Producer: Hsu Li Kong, William Kong, Ang Lee

Screenwriter: James Schamus, Wang Hui-ling, Kuo Jung Tsai, Wang Dulu

Executive Producer: James Schamus, David Linde

Film Editor: Tim Squyres

Director of Photography: Peter Pau

Composer: Tan Dun

Costume designer: Timmy Yip

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O Tigre e o Dragão"

"Wo hu cang long"

"Im Reich der Tiger und Drachen"

"Tiger and Dragon"

"Tiger paa Spring Drage i Skjul"

"Na'mer, Dra'kon"

"Babre Khizan, Ejdehaye Penhan"

"Tigrul înfrânt, dragonul ascuns"

"Payak rahum Mangkon payong lok"

"臥虎藏龍"

Keywords: flying, tavern fight, qing dynasty, taskmaster, villainess, 18th century, fistfight, warrior, historical, action hero, theft, thief, mountain, revenge, sword fight, comb, wuxia, tiger, female martial artist

Budget: 17,000,000 USD

Revenue: 213,525,736 USD (= 1,256%)