<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $7.1 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Birth of the Dragon is a 2016 martial arts action film directed by George Nolfi and written by Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rivele . The film stars Philip Ng, Xia Yu, and Billy Magnussen . The film is a fictional account on the supposedly true story revolving around the young martial artist Bruce Lee, who challenged kung fu master Wong Jack Man in 1965 in San Francisco . Principal photography began on November 17, 2015, in Vancouver . It was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released on August 25, 2017, by Blumhouse Tilt and WWE Studios . </P> <P> In 1965, in San Francisco, Bruce Lee, spurred by his student, Steve McKee, challenges Shaolin monk and Tai Chi master Wong Jack Man to a martial arts fight . </P>

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