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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ang Lee
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
by Wang Dulu
Starring
Music by Tan Dun
Cinematography Peter Pau
Edited by Tim Squyres
Production
companies
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • 6 July 2000 (2000-07-06) (Hong Kong)
  • 7 July 2000 (2000-07-07) (Taiwan)
  • 8 December 2000 (2000-12-08) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
Country
  • Taiwan
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • United States
Language Standard Mandarin
Budget $17 million
Box office $213.5 million
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Traditional Chinese 臥虎藏龍
Simplified Chinese 卧虎藏龙

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙; traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍) is an internationally co-produced Kung fu wuxia film. Production funding came from investors in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States. Directed by Ang Lee and featuring an international cast of Chinese actors, including Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Chang Chen, the film was released in 2000. It was based on the fourth novel, of the same name, in the wuxia book series Crane Iron Pentalogy, by Chinese novelist Wang Dulu. The martial arts and fighting action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Wo Ping, who later directed the English language sequel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, released in 2016.

Made on a US$17 million budget, with dialogue in Mandarin, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon became a surprise international success, grossing $213.5 million. It grossed US$128 million in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing foreign-language film in American history. It has won over 40 awards. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won Best Foreign Language Film (Taiwan), Best Art Direction, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography. The film also won four BAFTAs and two Golden Globe Awards, one for Best Foreign Film.


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