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Title: The Way of the Dragon (1972)
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Tang Lung /
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Ping Ou Wei | ... |
Ho
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'Uncle' Wang
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Bob
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Di Chin | ... |
Ah Quen
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Tony Liu | ... |
Tony
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Jimmy
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Malisa Longo | ... |
Italian Beauty
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Fu Ching Chen | ... |
Tommy
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Wu Ngan | ... |
Waiter
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Lo-Ba Chen | ... |
Robert
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Jon T. Benn | ... |
Thugs' Boss
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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. The American martial artist Colt is hired and has a showdown with Tang in Rome's famous Colosseum. Written by Darryl Schneider <fish2@datanet.ab.ca>
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The Colosseum . . the battleground of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris [Video Australia] See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
14 August 1972 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Return of the Dragon See more »Box Office
Budget:
$130,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Ah Quen: In this world of guns and knives, wherever Tang Lung may go to, he will always travel on his own.
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[last lines]Ah Quen: In this world of guns and knives, wherever Tang Lung may go to, he will always travel on his own.
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Bruce Lee demonstrates why without ever being a tournament champion that he was one of the best martial artists of all times. His speed and technique easily out class the other real martial artisits this film presents. His fight with Chuck Norris in this film is legendary. Watching Chuck in his prime is intense, high speed and accuracy. What scares me is that Bruce is faster. And even though he is lacking size, its obvious that the little dragons power is intense. Yes the scenes in these movies may be choreographed, but it's hard to make duplicate the skills shown by these fighters with trick photography and ballet lessons.
This is the first film Bruce took a major role in both on and off the set. He searched for quality martial artists for the fight scenes and was the one who reccomended Italy for this shoot.
The film revolves around a restaurant in Italy run by Lee's uncle and his (assumably ) cousins. Local gangsters try to close the restaurant down and get a piece of the action. To avoid complications with the law, they try and man handle the resteraunt owner and workers and Lee comes to the rescue.