Ashes of Time
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 東邪西毒 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东邪西毒 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Eastern Heretic, Western Venom | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Wong Kar-wai | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Wong Kar-wai | ||||||||||
| Story by | Louis Cha | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Wong Kar-wai Jeffrey Lau Jacky Pang | ||||||||||
| Starring | Leslie Cheung Tony Leung Ka-fai Brigitte Lin Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Carina Lau Charlie Yeung Jacky Cheung Maggie Cheung | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle Pun-Leung Kwan | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Hai Kit-wai Kwong Chi-leung William Chang Patrick Tam | ||||||||||
| Music by | Frankie Chan Roel A. Garcia | ||||||||||
Production companies | Jet Tone Productions Beijing Film Studio Tsui Siu Ming Production Scholar Films Pony Canyon Inc. | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Newport Entertainment (HK) HKFM (US) | ||||||||||
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Running time | 100 minutes 93 minutes (Redux) | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Budget | HK$40,000,000 (estimated) | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$9,023,583 (HK) US$1,912,490 (Redux) | ||||||||||
Ashes of Time (Chinese: 東邪西毒) is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, and inspired by characters from Jin Yong's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. In September 1994, it was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 51st Venice International Film Festival. Director Wong Kar Wai regards the film as his most important work.