The Taking of Tiger Mountain

The Taking of Tiger Mountain
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTsui Hark
Screenplay by
Based onTracks in the Snowy Forest
by Qu Bo
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChoi Sung-fai
Edited byYu Baiyang
Music byWu Wai-lap
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Tianjin Bona Cultural Media
  • Huaxin Film Distribution
  • Wuzhou Film Distribution
  • Beijing Sankuai Online Technology
  • Distribution Workshop
Release dates
  • December 23, 2014 (2014-12-23) (China)
  • May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) (Hong Kong)
Running time
141 minutes
Countries
  • China
  • Hong Kong
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$150 million (China)[1]

The Taking of Tiger Mountain (Chinese: 智取威虎山) is a 2014 Chinese-Hong Kong epic action film directed by Tsui Hark,[2][3] produced by Huang Jianxin and Yu Dong, and based on the novel Tracks in the Snowy Forest by Qu Bo.[4] The story is based on a conflict between the People's Liberation Army of China and a bandit gang. It was released on December 23, 2014.[5][6][7]

Zhang Hanyu portrays Yang Zirong and Lin Gengxin takes on the role of Shao Jianbo, the two protagonists of the story. While Yang Zirong (1917–1947) is based on the real-life person, the other hero of the story Shao Jianbo is fictional, and Qu Bo created the character based on himself, as the story is seen through the point of view of Shao Jianbo.

Bona Film Group bought the rights to the novel in 2009 and had been planning the adaptation since.[4]

Qu Bo's novel was also famously adapted into the opera Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy, from which the film takes its title.

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  2. ^ Clifford Coonan - Variety (2012-06-18). "China's Bona braces for Hollywood competition: It aims to shoot co-prods, adopt U.S. biz practices". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  3. ^ Kevin Ma (December 23, 2014). "Bullets has RMB300 million opening weekend". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Kevin Ma (December 19, 2013). "Tsui begins production on Snowy Forest". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "Bullets shoots up RMB80m opening". Film Business Asia. 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
  6. ^ "First Teaser For Tsui Hark's THE TAKING OF TIGER MOUNTAIN 3D Reveals A Tiger And A Mountain". Twitch Film. 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  7. ^ Stephen Cremin (April 18, 2014). "John Woo's Crossing joins 3-D December". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.