Bodyguards and Assassins
“To save a nations future, they must protect one man from its past.”
In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-sen came to Hong Kong to meet revolutionary comrades. The Qing government sent a group of killers to murder him. Ordinary citizens from all walks of life joined together, blocking the streets and fighting off the assassins to keep Sun Yat-sen safe.
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Cast
168 people
Wang Xueqi
Li Yutang
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Tony Leung Ka-fai
Prof. Chen Xiaobai
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Hu Jun
General Yan Xiaoguo
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Donnie Yen
Shum Chung Yang
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Nicholas Tse Ting-fung
Deng Sidi
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Nicholas Tse
Ah Si / Deng Si-Di
Edison Wang
Li Chongguang
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Leon Lai Ming
Prince Liu Yubai
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Mengke Bateer
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Chris Lee Yuchun
Fang Hong
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Simon Yam
General Fang Tian
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Fan Bingbing
Yueru
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Teddy Chen Director · Chun Tin-nam Writer Guo Junli Writer
Director
Teddy Chen
Writer
Chun Tin-nam
Writer
Guo Junli
Writer
Joyce Chan Ka-Yi
Composer
Comfort Chan
Composer
Peter Kam Pau-Tat
Cinematographer
Arthur Wong Ngok-tai
Cinematographer
Yang Zhenyu
Editor
Derek Hui Wang-Yu
Editor
Wong Hoi
Production designer
Kenneth Mak
Costume designer
Dora Ng Lei-Lo
Costume designer
Cindy Cheung Fong-Dai
Worldwide gross $6.6M · Budget $23M · United States release December 18, 2009
Box office
Budget
$23,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,604,537
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
China Film Group Corporation
Production
Bona Film Group
Production
We Distribution
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Dark October
Working title
Languages
Original title
十月圍城
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English
Release dates
Australia · December 18, 2009
Theatrical
China · December 18, 2009
Theatrical
United States · December 18, 2009
Theatrical
Brazil
December 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
July 18, 2010 · Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
France
February 8, 2011 · Physical
Germany
December 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
September 10, 2013 · Premiere · DVD Première)
Japan
April 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
August 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 24, 2009 · Theatrical
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