The Bodyguard from Beijing
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| Traditional Chinese | 中南海保鑣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中南海保镖 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Corey Yuen | ||||||||||
| Written by | Chan Kin-chung Gordon Chan | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Jet Li | ||||||||||
| Starring | Jet Li Christy Chung Kent Cheng Sing Ngai | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Tom Lau | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Angie Lam | ||||||||||
| Music by | William Hu | ||||||||||
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| Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
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Running time | 93 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$11.2 million | ||||||||||
The Bodyguard from Beijing (simplified Chinese: 中南海保镖; traditional Chinese: 中南海保鑣; released in the United States as The Defender and United Kingdom as Jet Li's The Defender) is a 1994 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen, and starring Jet Li, who also produced. The film co-stars Christy Chung, Kent Cheng and Sing Ngai. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 28 July 1994.