The Bodyguard from Beijing | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 中南海保鑣 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中南海保镖 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Corey Yuen | ||||||||||
Written by | Chan Kin-chung Gordon Chan | ||||||||||
Produced by | Jet Li | ||||||||||
Starring | Jet Li Christy Chung Kent Cheng Sing Ngai | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Tom Lau | ||||||||||
Edited by | Angie Lam | ||||||||||
Music by | William Hu | ||||||||||
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Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
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Running time | 93 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong[1] | ||||||||||
Languages | Cantonese Mandarin | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$11.2 million |
The Bodyguard from Beijing (simplified Chinese: 中南海保镖; traditional Chinese: 中南海保鑣; released in the United States as The Defender and United Kingdom as Jet Li's The Defender) is a 1994 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen, and starring Jet Li, who also produced. The film co-stars Christy Chung, Kent Cheng and Sing Ngai. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 28 July 1994.[2]