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The Defender aka The Bodyguard From Beijing
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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. [ 2 ] Plot The film's protagonist is Allan, a professional bodyguard based in Beijing whose tactical and martial arts skills and quick thinking have protected several statesmen from assassination. He is hired by James, a wealthy Hong Kong businessman, to protect his beautiful girlfriend Michelle Leung, who is the only surviving witness to a murder, after all the others had been eliminated in various ways. Allan arrives at the girl's home in Hong Kong to meet with two somewhat incompetent plainclothes police officers - Fat Po and Ken - in charge of her safety. Soon after meeting Miss Leung, he proves the entire contingent of current bodyguards incapable in his fight with them during what he thought was an assassination attempt, and they are all fired. He also disarms both policemen. The…
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KonCategoryIII
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Jet-Li
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