| Flying Swords of Dragon Gate | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龍門飛甲 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龙门飞甲 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Dragon Gate flying armor | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Tsui Hark | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Tsui Hark Zhu Yali Ho Kei-ping | ||||||||||
| Story by | Tsui Hark | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Nansun Shi Tsui Hark | ||||||||||
| Starring | Jet Li Zhou Xun Chen Kun Li Yuchun Gwei Lun-mei Louis Fan Mavis Fan | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Choi Sung-fai | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Yau Chi-wai | ||||||||||
| Music by | William Wu | ||||||||||
Production companies | Film Workshop China Film Group Corporation Shanghai Media Group Polybona Films Bona International Film Group Liangzi Group Shineshow Co. | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Distribution Workshop | ||||||||||
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Running time | 125 minutes | ||||||||||
| Countries | China[1] Hong Kong[2] | ||||||||||
| Language | Mandarin[1] | ||||||||||
| Budget | US$35 million [3] | ||||||||||
| Box office | US$100 million[4] | ||||||||||
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is a 2011 wuxia film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Li Yuchun, Gwei Lun-mei, Louis Fan and Mavis Fan. The film is a remake of Dragon Gate Inn (1966) and New Dragon Gate Inn (1992) but takes place three years after. Production started on 10 October 2010 and is filmed in 3-D.[3] The film screened out of competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.[5] The film was nominated for eight awards at the 2012 Asian Film Awards and won two: Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design.[6]
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- ^ "18 World Premieres in the Competition". berlinale.de. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate receives the most Asian Film Award nominations". Asia Pacific Arts. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2012.