True Legend
True Legend is a 2010 martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his first film as directed since 1996. The film stars Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, David Carradine (in his final film role before his death), Guo Xiaodong, Feng Xiaogang, Cung Le, Gordon Liu, Bryan Leung and Jacky Heung.
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇乞兒 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏乞儿 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Yuen Woo-ping | ||||||||||
| Written by | Christine To | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Bill Kong Zhang Zhenyang | ||||||||||
| Starring | Vincent Zhao Zhou Xun Jay Chou Michelle Yeoh Andy On David Carradine Guo Xiaodong Feng Xiaogang Cung Le Gordon Liu Bryan Leung Jacky Heung | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Wenders Li | ||||||||||
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | EDKO Films Ltd | ||||||||||
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Running time | 115 minutes | ||||||||||
| Countries | China Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Budget | US$20,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Box office | RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) | ||||||||||
The film has been shown in both 2D and 3D, and was promoted as the first Chinese 3D film. It was a rather large financial loss for producer Bill Kong, making only RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) against an estimated budget of US$20 million. It was released in the U.S. on May 13, 2011 by the distribution company Indomina, where it grossed US$62,200 during its run.
This was one of Carradine's final performances and it was released posthumously.