The Way of the Dragon

Movie

1972

1h 40m

Cantonese

Action, Crime

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The Way of the Dragon

Movie

1972

1h 40m

Cantonese

Action, Crime

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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.

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Cast

Tang Lung

Chen Ching Hua

Colt

'Uncle' Wang

Fred

Japanese Fighter

Ah Quen

Tony

Jimmy

Italian Beauty

Waiter

Robert

Robert

The Boss

Thug (uncredited)

Bank Manager (uncredited)

Russell Cawthorne

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Franz Colangeli

Man at Airport (uncredited)

John Derbyshire

Thug (uncredited)

Alexander Grand

Thug (uncredited)

Barry Haigh

Tang Lung (voice) (uncredited)

Michael Kaye

'Uncle' Wang / Colt / Japanese Figh...

Giuseppe Marrocco

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Mark Metekingi

Thug (uncredited)

Directed By: Bruce Lee

Written By: Bruce Lee (Screenplay)

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Keplers says...

8 years ago

A must see for any fighting movie fanatic. This film perfects the art of capturing fighting sequences. Also, Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee.. what more do you want really?

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siggi963 says...

a month ago

One of the few Bruce Lee movies that are all classics. This one is even one of the best. Classic Bruce Lee. Enjoy the man who was faster than what the camera could capture.

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Davy Endgame X says...

11 months ago

7/10 Good movie that shouldn't work for me and I shouldn't have enjoyed but there was something very engaging about it that kept my attention from start to finish, gas it aged well Certainly not, but with a story I could follow with some pretty Slick fight Choreography made for an entertaining watch, Bringing "Chuck" into it really elevated the film and gave the audience Something to look Forward to for the end Fight on the movie. This was probably one of my favourite on Lee's movies as it still makes for an entertaining Watch but my favourite Bruce Lee's stories of all time is definitely "Dragon The Bruce Lee Story" That baby is Timeless and definitely a 10/10, and no matter how many times I watch it, there is Never a dry eye at the end.

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julienpierre says...

4 years ago

_While it has some of the most terrible dialogues of all Lee movies, it has some of the best fighting scenes : combining great moves and lot of humour._ The first act is a bit painful to watch (though it has a subtle hommage to Chaplin) and an embarrassing scene at the airport and its restaurant. After the first big fight behind the restaurants, the second act can begin and its a great epic of a movie and perhaps the best thing Bruce Lee ever done. In this movie, the only Lee Jun-fan ever wrote and directed, there are traces of what was for him a new direction in acting and writing and what could have been the great beginning of the new Hong Kong Kung-fu style of movies. You can imagine how great would have been Game of Death if he ever completed it. As with the The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, it’s an highly entertaining movie, even if it sometime borders on being ludicrous.

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PorterUk

8/10 4 years ago

There's so much to rave about in this film.

Bruce is directing. Of course he is fight choreographer. But the most praise goes for bringing his sense of humour and humanity to it.

It doesn't always work - the attempt to get food at the airport and frightening a young Italian child falls fla More

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