Hero
2002 Chinese film by Zhang Yimou
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Summary
Hero is a film[1]. Hero ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,989 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Zhang Yimou[3]
- Screenwriter: Zhang Yimou[4]
- Composer: Tan Dun[5]
- Genre: martial arts film[6], action film[7], drama film[8]
- Cast member: Jet Li[9], Tony Leung[10], Maggie Cheung[11], Chen Daoming[12], Zhang Ziyi[13], Donnie Yen[14]
- Producer: Zhang Yimou[15]
- Part of the series: Wuxia Trilogy[16]
- Production company: Sil-Metropole Organisation[17]
- Director of photography: Christopher Doyle[18]
- Original language of film or TV show: Mandarin[19]
- Distribution format: video on demand[20]
- Review score: 8.2/10[21], 85/100[22], 94%[23], 7.9/10[24]
- Color: color[25]
- Country of origin: People's Republic of China[26]
- Publication date: January 1, 2002[27], June 5, 2003[28], December 19, 2002[29], August 27, 2004[30]
- Distributed by: InterCom[31], Netflix[32]
- Narrative location: Shaanxi[33]
- Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/hero[34]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[35], International Submission to the Academy Awards[36]
- Title: 英雄[37]
- MPA film rating: PG-13[38]
- Different from: Hero[39]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[40]
- Duration: 99 minutes[41]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[42]
Why It Matters
Hero has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Hero is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]