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The Grandmaster

Year:

2013

Duration:

130 min | USA:108 min (heavily cut) | 122 min (international version)

Genres:

Action | Biography | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Kar Wai Wong

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 53 wins & 43 nominations

Details

Country: Hong Kong

Release Date: 2013-08-30

Filming Locations: Chikan Movie and Television City, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $132,617 (USA) (25 August 2013)

Gross: $6,585,451 (USA) (13 October 2013)

Cast

Actor

Character

Ziyi Zhang

The Grandmaster

Jeana Ho

Tony Chiu Wai Leung

Ip Man

Cung Le

Iron Shoes

Qingxiang Wang

Master Gong Yutian

Elvis Tsui

Mr. Hung

Hye-kyo Song

Zhang Yongcheng

Chia Yung Liu

Master Yong

Chau Yee Tsang

Shorty

Hoi-Pang Lo

Uncle Deng

Shun Lau

Master Rui

Xiaofei Zhou

Sister San

Mancheng Wang

Master Ba

Ting Yip Ng

Brother Sau

Man Keung Cho

Cho Man

Tony Ling

Foshan Martial Artist

Tielong Shang

Jiang

Kai Sui Hung

Brother Shui

Darren Leung

Brother Hung

Meng Lo

Dark Spirit

Huiwen Li

Teahouse Singer

Benshan Zhao

Ding Lianshan

Chen Chang

Razor

Chunxiong Yin

Razor's Disciple

Xiao Shen-Yang

San Jiang Shui

Han Tong

Funeral Procession Leader

Ni Haifeng

Ma San's Disciple

Shilin Xiao

A Dream of Love Singer

Gen Peng

Boy at the Union Hall

Yixuan Wu

8-year-old Gong Er

Woo-ping Yuen

Chan Wah-shun

Macy Chan

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Wenfei Chen

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Yan Chen

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Yijing Chen

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Julian Cheung

Primo

Manyu Cui

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Jingbao Ding

Ma San's Disciple

Minglai Fan

Chef

Wenting He

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Xun He

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Chiu Lam Ko

Union Hall Photographer

To-hoi Kong

Brother Hoi

Yingzhi Kong

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Yee Man Lee

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Jeanette Leung

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Chunfen Li

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Ruipeng Li

Ma San's Disciple

Sisi Li

Radio Broadcast

Libing Lin

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Ke Liu

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Ping Liu

Policeman

Qi Man

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Meixin

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Qiong Ning

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Yuxin Pei

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Xinyu Ren

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Ping Lam Siu

Brother Ping

Xiangling Wang

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Huanhuan Wei

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Jiarui Wei

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Ling Wu

Gold Pavilion Attendants

Yunfei Wu

Agent

Xiaocui Yu

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Cheung-Yan Yuen

Gold Pavilion Client

Bingqian Zhang

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Jin Zhang

Ma San

Shuting Zhang

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Yalei Zhang

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Yuan Zhang Zhang

Ma San's Disciple

Xintong Zhao

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Li Zheng

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Xiaoyun Zheng

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Qin Zhong

Women of the Gold Pavilion

Charlie Yeung

Zhang Yongcheng

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Trivia

One reason for the long development time of the movie was that the film spent over a year in editing before director Kar Wai Wong was satisfied.

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Bruce Lee trained in Wing Chun and later developed his own hybrid martial arts philosophy, Jeet Kune Do ("The Way of the Intercepting Fist.")

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Wing Chun is a Chinese martial art that emphasizes short-range practical combat with direct punches and blocks and low kicks. Its practitioners are trained to quickly approach and engage opponents at close range. This can negate the longer range of taller opponents by attacking from inside their offensive perimeter.

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Quotes

Gong Er: Every great age presents a choice: to go forward, or stay back. I prefer to stay back, in the happiest times of my life.

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Gong Er: My father would always say, people who practice martial arts go through three stages: seeing yourself, seeing the world, seeing all living beings.

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Ma San: Gong Yutian spoke to me about his last move: Old Monkey Hangs Up His Badge. He said the secret of that move was to turn back. I didn't understand his meaning at the time, I thought he was unable to keep up with changing times...

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