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The Way of the Dragon

"The Colosseum . . the battleground of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris."

1972-12-30 Action 1hr 40m

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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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.

  • Released
    1972-12-30
  • Revenue
    $27,000,000
  • Budget
    $130,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 40m
  • Genre
    Action, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话, English, Italiano
  • imdb-logo
    7.2
  • Production
    Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Concord Productions

Crew

Bruce Lee
Director
Bruce Lee
Screenplay
Raymond Chow
Producer

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Cast

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Tang Lung
Nora Miao

Nora Miao

Chen Ching Hua
Huang Tsung-Hsun

Huang Tsung-Hsun

'Uncle' Wang
Hwang In-shik

Hwang In-shik

Japanese Fighter
Chin Ti

Chin Ti

Ah Quen
Malisa Longo

Malisa Longo

Italian Beauty
Wu Ngan

Wu Ngan

Waiter
Jon T. Benn

Jon T. Benn

The Boss
John Kenny

John Kenny

Quen (voice)
Robert Baker

Robert Baker

Thug (uncredited)
Riccardo Billi

Riccardo Billi

Bank Manager (uncredited)
Russell Cawthorne

Russell Cawthorne

Man at Airport (uncredited)
Franz Colangeli

Franz Colangeli

Man at Airport (uncredited)
John Derbyshire

John Derbyshire

Thug (uncredited)
Alexander Grand

Alexander Grand

Thug (uncredited)
Barry Haigh

Barry Haigh

Tang Lung (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Kaye

Michael Kaye

'Uncle' Wang / Colt / Japanese Fighter (voice) (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco

Giuseppe Marrocco

Man at Airport (uncredited)
Mark Metekingi

Mark Metekingi

Thug (uncredited)
André E. Morgan

André E. Morgan

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Anders Nelsson

Anders Nelsson

Thug (uncredited)
Matthew Oram

Matthew Oram

Ho / Tony (voice) (uncredited)
Marco Pane

Marco Pane

Child at Airport (uncredited)
Ho Pich

Ho Pich

Thugs' Chief (uncredited)
Piet Schweer

Piet Schweer

Thug (uncredited)
Homan Tapsell

Homan Tapsell

Gunman (uncredited)
Pupita Lea Scuderoni

Pupita Lea Scuderoni

Woman at Airport (uncredited)
Lisa Mantellini

Lisa Mantellini

Woman at Airport (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for The Way of the Dragon
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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-12-17

You can certainly see that the camera loved the charismatic Bruce Lee in this otherwise rather predicable action adventure. He's the young "... read more

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 in his sights. There is astonishing agility on display here from an array of experts in this, and other, martial arts that showcase their athleticism and fleetness-of-foot using hands, improvised weapons, balance and precision to exhibit the artistic elements of this deadly form of combat really well. Away from those precisely staged activities, though, the rest of this is a rather ordinarily constructed drama that makes as much of visionary director Lee's limitations as an actor as it extols his skills as a fighter. Essentially, we can live without many of the first eighty minutes, especially the romantic interludes which come across as particularly wooden, and just settle down for a denouement that would have had Nero himself gripped from his throne in the ancient Coliseum.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

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 ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-12-17

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 fa...

read more