Media About Yue Fei - Film and Television

Film and Television

• Yue Fei (岳飛) (1940).

• Jin Zhong Bao Guo (盡忠報國 - Serve the Country Loyally) (1940). The name of this film comes from the tattoo on Yue Fei's back.

• Yue Fei Chu Shi (岳飛出世 - The Birth of Yue Fei) (1962). A 10-year-old Sammo Hung played young Yue Fei. This film was largely based on The Story of Yue Fei.

• "The Twelve Gold Medallions" (十二金牌) (1970). A Shaw Brothers production. Although Yue Fei does not appear in this film, the story revolves around another hero who is on a quest to intercept 12 Gold Medallions from reaching Yue Fei as they are part of a plot devised by the traitorous Prime Minister, Qin Hui, to recall Yue Fei back to the capital to be executed.

• Ba Qian Li Lu Yun He Yue (八千里路雲和月). A 40 episodes Taiwanese television series about the life story of Yue Fei (played by Kenny Ho). It was aired from 1988 to 1989 on CTS.

Shortly after filming New Police Story in 2004, Jackie Chan reported that he would produce and play Yue Fei in a bioepic about the general's life. Jaycee Chan, Jackie Chan's son, will share the role as young Yue Fei. Jackie Chan said, “There's already a rough draft right now, we've even found a co-star. In fact, filming of Genghis Khan is also under consideration, but it must be a good script, because a lot of people have filmed this story, and the story itself is complicated and randomized, so up to now, there isn't a concrete plan yet. And Yue Fei is nearly completed." He continues, "I think Yue Fei is a man with great sense of loyalty, so am I. I've been loyal to Golden Harvest, to friends and to my country!" Filming will not begin until Chan finishes filming several other projects (including Rush Hour 3), but he is willing to work for reduced pay so he can work with his son. This is because he believes the box office results will be good. However, director Stanley Tong says the role of Yue Fei could possibly go to Andy Lau.

• The Patriot Yue Fei (精忠岳飛) is an upcoming television series based on the biography of Yue Fei. It will be the first Chinese historical television series to be broadcast on HBO. Huang Xiaoming stars as the titular character.