Tsui Hark's Sergio Leone-inspired 1991 original helped launch the 1990s wuxia revival, with Jet Li as physician and martial artist Wong Fei-hung facing gangsters, Western traffickers and a shipboard finale. Part III sends him to Beijing for a Lion Dance King competition and an assassination plot. If you want a full day of kinetic action filmmaking, stack all three.
What to expect
The first film starts at noon, Part II at 2:45pm and Part III at 5pm, each on DCP and each ticketed separately. Buy one or all three, and use the short gaps between them to grab food at Metrograph's restaurant or step out onto Ludlow Street.
Good to know
- Metrograph is at 7 Ludlow St; take the F to East Broadway.
- Each film is a separate ticket, so you can drop in for just one.
- Janus Films distributes the trilogy.
- The screenings are subtitled.
- Leave a few minutes between films; the schedule is tight.
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Common questions
Can I buy a pass for all three films?
Metrograph lists each film as its own screening, so buy three separate tickets.
Who stars in the trilogy?
Jet Li plays Wong Fei-hung, with Rosamund Kwan as 13th Aunt.
