Born to Defence

Name: Born to Defence
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 1988-02-16
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Jet Li, Song Jia, Zhao Erkang, Kurt Roland Petersson, Paulo Tocha

1988·Movie·92 min·★ 6.2(72)

Action Thriller

“Once upon a time in China, a new hero emerged...”

Jet, a young soldier at the end of the Second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

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About Born to Defence

Born to Defence is a 1988 cn-language action and thriller film directed by Jet Li. The cast is led by Jet Li, Song Jia, Zhao Erkang. It has a runtime of 1h 32m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Eternal Family, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Born to Defence was produced by Sil-Metropole Organisation and made in China and Hong Kong. It was released on February 16, 1988.

Director: Jet Li
Writers: Sze Yeung-Ping, Chit Yi-Gwoh
Release date: February 16, 1988
Original language: cn
Status: Released
Country: China, Hong Kong
Production: Sil-Metropole Organisation

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Born to Defence cast & crew

Born to Defence was directed by Jet Li and written by Sze Yeung-Ping and Chit Yi-Gwoh.

The cast features Jet Li as Jet, Song Jia as Na, Zhao Erkang as Zhang, Kurt Roland Petersson as Captain Hans, Paulo Tocha as Bailey, and Yuen Fai as Friend of Jet.

Behind the camera, it was produced by Fu Chi.

Is Born to Defence worth watching?

Born to Defence holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 72 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 1h 32m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy action and thriller, Born to Defence is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Born to Defence

In United States, you can stream Born to Defence on Amazon Prime Video, Eternal Family, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel, and Pluto TV, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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