Saving General Yang

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Saving General Yang
Official poster

Traditional	忠烈楊家將
Simplified	忠烈杨家将
Mandarin	Zhōng Liè Yáng Jiā Jiàng
Cantonese	Zung¹ Lit⁶ Joeng⁴ Gaa¹ Zoeng³
Directed by	Ronny Yu
Produced by	Raymond Wong
Written by	Edmond Wong Liu Shijia Ronny Yu
Starring	Adam Cheng Ekin Cheng Vic Zhou Wu Chun Raymond Lam
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Cinematography	Chan Chi-ying
Editing by	Drew Thompson
Distributed by	Pegasus Motion Pictures Distribution Limited Huayi Brothers Henan Film & TV Production Group
Release dates	4 April 2013 (2013-04-04)
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin, Cantonese

Saving General Yang is a 2013 Hong Kong film directed by Ronny Yu. The story is based on the legendary Generals of the Yang Family. The film was selected as part of the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival.^[1]

Cast

Adam Cheng as Yang Linggong - General Yang
Xu Fan as She Taijun - General Yang's wife
Ekin Cheng as Yang Yan Ping - Yang's first son
Yu Bo as Yang Erlang - Yang's second son
Vic Chou as Yang Sanlang - Yang's third son
Li Chen as Yang Silang - Yang's fourth son
Raymond Lam as Yang Wulang - Yang's fifth son
Wu Chun as Yang Yanzhao - Yang's sixth son
Fu Xinbo as Yang Yansi - Yang's seventh son
Ady An as Princess Chai
Shao Bing as Yelü Yuan (villain)
Bryan Leung as Pan Renmei
Chen Zhihui as Huyan Zan
Li Qian as Yang Paifeng

Critical reception

Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia writes, "The world is full of bad cinema, but there are films that knows they are bad and somehow manages to entertain by being unintentionally funny. However, there is no such saving grace in this movie."^[2]

References

↑ "HKIFF Review: Saving General Yang". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
↑ Andrew Chan (9 April 2013). "Saving General Yang". [HK Neo Reviews].

External links

Saving General Yang at the Internet Movie Database
Saving General Yang at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Saving General Yang at Hong Kong Cinemagic

v t e Generals of the Yang Family

Main characters	Yang Ye · She Saihua "1st son" "2nd son" "3rd son" "4th son" "5th son" "6th son" "7th son" Yang Zongbao · Mu Guiying Yang Wenguang Yang Paifeng Meng Liang Jiao Zan Zhao Defang Kou Zhun Pan Renmei Pan Bao Wang Qin Empress Dowager Xiao Yanyan

Film adaptations	The 14 Amazons (1972) The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) Legendary Amazons (2011) Saving General Yang (2013)

Television adaptations	The Yang's Saga (1985) Heroic Legend of the Yang's Family & The Great General (1994) The Heroine of the Yangs (1998) Legendary Fighter: Yang's Heroine (2001) Warriors of the Yang Clan (2004) The Young Warriors (2006)

v t e Films directed by Ronny Yu

The Postman Strikes Back (1982) Legacy of Rage (1986) The Bride with White Hair (1993) The Phantom Lover (1995) Warriors of Virtue (1997) Bride of Chucky (1998) The 51st State (2001) Freddy vs. Jason (2003) Fearless (2006) Saving General Yang (2013)

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