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Legend of the Dragon | |
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Traditional Chinese | 龍的傳人 |
Simplified Chinese | 龙的传人 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Lóng De Chuán Rén |
Jyutping | Lung4 Dik1 Cyun4 Jan4 |
Directed by | Danny Lee |
Screenplay by | Law Kam-fai |
Story by | James Fung |
Produced by | Danny Lee |
Starring | Stephen Chow Teresa Mo Bryan Leung Yuen Wah |
Cinematography | Abdul M. Rumjahn Andrew Lau Tony Miu |
Edited by | Ma Chung-yiu |
Music by | Philip Chan Tang Siu-lam |
Production company | Magnum Films |
Distributed by | Golden Princess Amusement |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Languages | Cantonese English |
Box office | HK$23,762,012 |
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