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Crouching tiger, hidden dragon / Sony Pictures Classics and Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia present in association with Good Machine International, an Edko Films, Zoom Hunt production in collaboration with China Film Co-Production Corp. and Asian Union Film & Entertainment Ltd. ; produced by Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong, Ang Lee ; screenplay by Wan Hui Ling, James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung ; directed by Ang Lee.

Lee, Ang, 1954- (Added Author). Kong, Bill. (Added Author). Xu, Ligong, 1943- (Added Author). Wang, Huiling, 1964- (Added Author). Schamus, James, 1959- (Added Author). Wang, Dulu. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) (Added Author). Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia (Firm) (Added Author). Good Machine (Firm) (Added Author). Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhan Ziyi, Chang Chen, Lung Sihung, Cheng Pei Pei. (Cast).

Summary:

Set in 19th-century China, two master warriors are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocratic woman prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face-to-face with their worst enemy, and the enduring power of love.

Record details

ISBN: 0767861442
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on Wo hu zang long / Wang Dulu. Special features: Ang Lee and James Schamus commentary ; BRAVO making-of special : Unleashing the Dragon ; conversation with Michelle Yeoh featurette ; photo montage ; filmographies ; animated menus ; production notes ; scene selections ; DVD-ROM features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Peter Pau ; action choreography, Yuen Wo Ping ; editor, Tim Squyres ; production/costume design, Tim Yip ; music, Tan Dun ; cello, Yo-Yo Ma.
Participant or Performer Note:	Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhan Ziyi, Chang Chen, Lung Sihung, Cheng Pei Pei.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	In Mandarin with optional soundtracks in English or French and optional subtitles in English or French ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards (2001): Best Foreign Language Film, Best Cinematography (Peter Pau), Best Music, Original Score (Tan Dun), Best Art Direction--Set Decoration (Timmy Yip); Golden Globe Awards (2001): Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director, Motion Picture (Ang Lee).