Slaying the Dragon

Overview

A highly-critical documentary about the history of Asian-American actresses in Hollywood. Features interviews with pioneering Asian-American actresses and clips from classic films, such as "The Thief of Bagdad," "The Good Earth" and "The World of Suzie Wong," interspersed with Asian/feminist sociological commentary.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 4, 1988

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Nobu McCarthy,Amy Hill,Jaime Kibben,Ben Tong,Wayne Wang,Eugene Wong,James Shigeta,Nancy Kwan,Emerald Yeh,Yeh Tungand 4 more

Director

Deborah Gee

Producer

Elaine Kim,Karen Juve,Deborah Gee,Mitchell Kim

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0262772