The Art of War (film)
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| Directed by | Christian Duguay |
| Produced by | Nicolas Clermont |
| Written by | Screenplay: Wayne Beach Simon Barry Story: Wayne Beach |
| Starring | Wesley Snipes Anne Archer Maury Chaykin Marie Matiko Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Michael Biehn Donald Sutherland |
| Music by | Normand Corbeil |
| Cinematography | Pierre Gill |
| Editing by | Michel Arcand |
| Studio | Morgan Creek Franchise Pictures Amen-Ra Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 23, 2000 |
| Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | Canada United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million [1] |
| Gross revenue | $40,400,425 [2] |
| Followed by | The Art of War II: Betrayal |
The Art of War is a 2000 Canadian-American action film directed by Christian Duguay, and starring Wesley Snipes, Michael Biehn, Anne Archer and Donald Sutherland. The title refers to the ancient Chinese text of the same name by war strategist Sun Tzu, which has some bearing on the film's plot.
The film was a followed by two direct-to-video sequels, The Art of War II: Betrayal and The Art of War III: Retribution.
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[edit] Plot
Neil Shaw is an operative for the United Nations' covert dirty-tricks squad, using espionage and quasi-ethical tactics to secure peace and cooperation. When a shipping container full of dead Vietnamese refugees turns up on the docks and China's ambassador is gunned down at a dinner celebrating a new trade agreement with China and the U.S., Shaw is framed for the murder and must evade the FBI and Triad gangsters to find out what is really going on.
[edit] Cast
- Wesley Snipes as Neil Shaw
- Donald Sutherland as Douglas Thomas
- Maury Chaykin as Frank Capella
- Anne Archer as Eleanor Hooks
- Marie Matiko as Julia Fang
- Michael Biehn as Robert Bly
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as David Chan
- James Hong as Ambassador Wu
Jet Li was originally cast for the part played by Wesley Snipes.
[edit] Sequel
A straight-to-DVD sequel came out in August 2008. Wesley Snipes reprises his role as Neil Shaw. Athena Karkanis and Lochlyn Munro also star in the movie. In the sequel, Agent Neil Shaw is called out of retirement as a Hollywood film consultant by the murder of his long-time martial arts mentor, "Mother."
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[edit] External links
- Official website
- The Art of War at the Internet Movie Database
- The Art of War at Box Office Mojo
- Information on the DVD sequel from DVD Active
| Preceded by Saving Grace |
Box office number-one films of 2000 (AUS) October 22 - October 29 |
Succeeded by What Lies Beneath |
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