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Legend of the Wolf is a Hongkongais film of genre Martial arts directed by Donnie Yen released in USA on 1 january 1997 with Donnie Yen
Legend of the Wolf (1997)
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Add to a movie listLegend of the Wolf, alternatively known as The New Big Boss in American and British DVD releases, is a 1997 Hong Kong action-martial arts film directed and produced by, and starring Donnie Yen. The film also marked Yen's debut as a film director.
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In legend, there is a powerful and undefeated warrior known as the Wolf. This fighter has retired from the martial arts world and very few people know his true identity, but they are many who wish to challenge him. A young man seeks the Wolf and manages to contact Wai, who leads him to the warrior. When the young man sees that the Wolf (real name Fung Man-hin) is an old man, far from what he expected, he makes some sarcastic remarks to ridicule the old man, prompting Wai to retell the story of the Wolf.Actors
Donnie Yen
(Fung Man-hin)
Dayo Wong
(Wai)
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