Movie
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Overview
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong over the decades, transformed Western action cinema and inspired the birth of cultural movements such as blaxploitation, hip hop music, parkour and Wakaliwood cinema.
Details
- Release date
- 2019-08-14
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- WildBear Entertainment, Screen Queensland, Screen Canberra, The Post Lounge, XYZ Films
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Alan Hofmanis as Self
- Alien Ness as Self
- Amy Johnston as Self
- Andre Morgan as Self
- Billy Blanks as Self
- Brian Camp as Self
- Brian Trenchard-Smith as Self
- Charlie Ahearn as Self
- Cheng Pei-Pei as Self
- Chin Siu-Ho as Self
- Chris Poggiali as Self
- Christopher Doyle as Self
Crew
- Serge Ou - Director
- Grady Hendrix - Writer
- Serge Ou - Writer
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