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The Way of the Dragon (1972)

30/12/1972 (HK)Action, Crime1h 40m
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The Colosseum . . the battleground of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.

Overview

Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and they are unable to defeat him. The syndicate boss hires the best Japanese and European martial artists to fight Tang, but he easily finishes them off.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Bruce Lee

      Bruce Lee

      Tang Lung

    2. Nora Miao

      Nora Miao

      Chen Ching Hua

    3. Chuck Norris

      Chuck Norris

      Colt

    4. Wei Ping-ao

      Wei Ping-ao

      Ho

    5. Huang Tsung-Hsun

      Huang Tsung-Hsun

      'Uncle' Wang

    6. Robert Wall

      Robert Wall

      Fred

    7. Hwang In-shik

      Hwang In-shik

      Japanese Fighter

    8. Chin Ti

      Chin Ti

      Ah Quen

    9. Tony Liu

      Tony Liu

      Tony

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Dec 17, 2024

    You can certainly see that the camera loved the charismatic Bruce Lee in this otherwise rather predicable action adventure. He's the young "Tang" who arrives in Rome from Hong Kong to help out in a family restaurant that's under siege from the local mafia who want the premises for themselves. His arrival is quite timely as his adeptness with Kung Fu helps him to eradicate the local enforcers with comfortable ease. In the end they decide to get serious - perhaps the building is on an oil well, or something, so draft in the legendary "Colt" (Chuck Norris) who has the young upstart "Tang" firmly ...

    StatusReleased

    Original Languagecn

    Budget$130,000.00

    Revenue$27,000,000.00

    Keywords

    • martial arts
    • kung fu
    • rome, italy
    • colosseum
    • fight
    • culture clash
    • italy
    • gangster
    • restaurant
    • crime boss
    • chinese mafia
    • fistfight
    • honor
    • fish out of water
    • hong kong
    • east asian lead
    • combat
    • hoodlum
    • nunchaku
    • action hero
    • property