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John Woo

John Woo

Born 1946 πŸ“ Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
79 years old
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Films

Biography

John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Red Cliff. His Hollywood films include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. He also created the comic series Seven Brothers, published by Virgin Comics. Woo was described by Dave Kehr in The Observer in 2002 as "arguably the most influential director making movies today". Woo cites his three favorite films as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le SamouraΓ―.

Filmography as Director (13)

Now Showing in London Cinemas

Where to Watch

Films by John Woo showing at 5 cinemas

Fri, 06 Mar
Sat, 07 Mar
Sun, 08 Mar
🎬 Hard Boiled
BFI Southbank bfi πŸš‡ Waterloo, Temple
Prince Charles Cinema prince_charles πŸš‡ Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus
🎬 Hard Boiled
Addlestone the_light
BFI Southbank bfi πŸš‡ Waterloo, Temple
Prince Charles Cinema prince_charles πŸš‡ Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus
Redhill the_light
The Garden Cinema garden_cinema πŸš‡ Holborn, Covent Garden
🎬 Hard Boiled
BFI Southbank bfi πŸš‡ Waterloo, Temple