Once Upon a Time in China and America poster

Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)

Name: Once Upon a Time in China and America
Director: Sammo Hung
Genre: Action, Western
Released: 1997-02-01
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Xiong Xinxin, Power Chan Kwok-Pong, Jeff Wolfe

1 February 1997 · 1h 42mActionWestern

★ 5.9 / 10 · 121 votes on TMDB

Directed by Sammo Hung

What it's about

So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.