| Ashes of Time | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 東邪西毒 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东邪西毒 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Eastern Heretic, Western Venom | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Wong Kar-wai | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Wong Kar-wai | ||||||||||
| Story by | Louis Cha | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Wong Kar-wai Jeffrey Lau Jacky Pang | ||||||||||
| Starring | Leslie Cheung Tony Leung Ka-fai Brigitte Lin Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Carina Lau Charlie Yeung Jacky Cheung Maggie Cheung | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle Pun-Leung Kwan | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Hai Kit-wai Kwong Chi-leung William Chang Patrick Tam | ||||||||||
| Music by | Frankie Chan Roel A. Garcia | ||||||||||
Production companies | Jet Tone Productions Beijing Film Studio Tsui Siu Ming Production Scholar Films Pony Canon Inc. | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Newport Entertainment (HK) HKFM (US) | ||||||||||
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Running time | 100 minutes 93 minutes (Redux) | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Budget | HK$40,000,000 (estimated) | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$9,023,583 (HK) US$1,912,490 (Redux)[1] | ||||||||||
Ashes of Time (Chinese: 東邪西毒) is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, and inspired by characters from Jin Yong's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Director Wong Kar Wai regards the film as his most important work.
- ^ Ashes of Time Redux. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-07-22