“The most important thing for a director is to be able to communicate with his actors.”

— John Woo

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About John Woo

Director • Chinese

John Woo is a highly influential Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter, renowned for his stylised action sequences and cinematic gun fu. He began his career in the Hong Kong film industry in the 1970s,...

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