True Legend
Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero known as the "King of Beggars."
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Cast
34 people
Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo
Su Can
Known for
The Blade
God of War
Zhou Xun
Ying
Known for
Cloud Atlas
Suzhou River
Andy On Chi-kit
Yuan Lie
Known for
Blackhat
Outcast
Guo Xiaodong
Colonel Ma
Known for
Summer Palace
An Empress and the Warriors
Jay Chou
God of Wushu / Drunken God
Known for
The Green Hornet
Now You See Me 2
Michelle Yeoh
Dr. Yu
Known for
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Star Trek: Discovery
Vincent Zhao
Su Can / Su Qi-Er
Feng Xiaogang
Pick pocket
Known for
Hachiko
Mr. Six
David Carradine
Anthony
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Big Stan
Cung Le
Militia Leader
Known for
Pandorum
The Man with the Iron Fists
Gordon Liu Chia-hui
Old Sage
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Bryan Leung Kar-yan
Su Wankun
Known for
Ip Man 3
Flirting Scholar
Yuen Woo-ping Director · Christine To Chi-Long Screenplay Shigeru Umebayashi Composer
Worldwide gross $6.8M · Budget $20M · United States release May 13, 2011
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,820,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Shanghai Film Group
Production
Edko Management and Consulting
Production
Focus Features
Production · Studio
Edko Films
Production
EDKO Film
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China · United States
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Languages
Original title
苏乞儿
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · February 9, 2010
Theatrical
United States · May 13, 2011
Theatrical
France
September 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
February 15, 2010 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
April 15, 2011 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Kazakhstan
September 23, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 2, 2011 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Thailand
February 18, 2010 · Theatrical
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