The Art of War (film)
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| The Art of War | |
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 The movie poster for The Art of War. |
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| Directed by | Christian Duguay |
| Produced by | Nicolas Clermont Ron Yuan |
| Written by | Wayne Beach Simon Barry |
| Starring | Wesley Snipes Donald Sutherland |
| Music by | Normand Corbeil |
| Cinematography | Pierre Gill |
| Editing by | Michel Arcand |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  United States August 23, 2000 |
| Running time | 117 mins. |
| Country |  Canada United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40,000,000 (estimated) |
| Followed by | The Art of War 2 |
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| IMDb profile | |
The Art of War is a Canadian/American action movie. The title refers to the ancient Chinese text of the same name by war strategist Sun Tzu, which has some bearing on the film's plot.
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[edit] Plot
Neil Shaw is an operative for the United Nations' covert dirty-tricks squad, using espionage and quasi-ethical tactics to secure peace and cooperation. When a shipping container full of dead Vietnamese refugees turns up on the docks and China's ambassador is gunned down at a dinner celebrating a new trade agreement with China and the US, Shaw is framed for the murder and must evade the FBI and Triad gangsters to find out what is really going on.
[edit] Crew
- Directed by Christian Duguay
- Writing credits by WGA
- Wayne Beach (story)
- Wayne Beach (screenplay)
[edit] Cast overview
- Wesley Snipes playing Neil Shaw
- Donald Sutherland playing Douglas Thomas
- Anne Archer playing Eleanor Hooks
- Michael Biehn playing Robert Bly
- Maury Chaykin playing Capella
- Marie Matiko in the role of Julia Fang
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as David Chan
- James Hong as Ambassador Wu
[edit] Trivia
- Jet Li was originally cast for the part played by Wesley Snipes.
- In one scene of Passenger 57, Snipes' character is seen reading a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War.
