The Way of the Dragon (1972)

12/30/1972 (HK) • 1h 40m

Action, Crime

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

Bruce Lee

Tang Lung

Nora Miao

Chen Ching Hua

Huang Tsung-Hsun

'Uncle' Wang

Hwang In-shik

Japanese Fighter

Chin Ti

Ah Quen


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

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

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