---
title: 'Birth of the Dragon (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Nolfi'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/birth-of-the-dragon-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2720826/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Birth of the Dragon (2016)

2016 · PG-13 · 89 min · Drama, Action, History · People's Republic of China, United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Birth of the Dragon is a 2016 American martial arts action film depicting a fictional account on the supposedly true story revolving around Bruce Lee who, as a young martial artist, challenged kung fu master Wong Jack-man in 1964 in San Francisco. The film was directed by George Nolfi, and written by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele. Philip Wan-lung Ng portrays Lee, starring alongside Xia Yu, Jin Xing, Qu Jingjing, Ron Yuan, and Billy Magnussen.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Nolfi](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-nolfi)
- **Screenplay:** [Christopher Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-wilkinson)
- **Producer:** [Christopher Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-wilkinson), [Michael London](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-london)
- **Director of Photography:** [Amir Mokri](https://cinepixo.com/people/amir-mokri)

## Cast

- [Philip Ng](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-ng) as Bruce Lee
- [Billy Magnussen](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-magnussen)
- [Xia Yu](https://cinepixo.com/people/xia-yu)
- [Terry Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-chen)

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