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The Man from Hong Kong(Movie, 1975)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 51min | Genres: Action, Crime
The Man from Hong KongRating: 3.5/5 (with 1919 votes)
The Man from Hong Kong (Chinese: 直搗黃龍), originally released in the US as The Dragon Flies, is a 1975 action film written and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith in his directorial debut and starring Jimmy Wang Yu and George Lazenby, with Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward, Rosalind Speirs, Rebecca Gilling, Sammo Hung, Grant Page and Frank Thring in supporting roles. The first film to be made as an international coproduction between Australia and Hong Kong, it serves as a satire of the James Bond and Dirty Harry franchises, combined with tropes of the concurrent chopsocky craze. Its plot follows Inspector Fang Sing Leng (Wang) of the RHKPF's Special Branch, who travels to Sydney to perform an extradition, only to find himself locked in battle with Jack Wilton (Lazenby), the city's most powerful crime lord. Having gained experience as an editor of film trailers and director of television documentaries, Trenchard-Smith established a connection with Golden Harvest producers Raymond Chow and Andre Morgan while making two TV specials, The World of Kung Fu (1973) and Kung Fu Killers (1974). Originally conceived as a Bruce Lee vehicle, the film was reconfigured as Wang'... ()
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About The Man from Hong Kong

Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng (Jimmy Wang Yu) from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Australia, Hong Kong
Plays in: Sydney, Australia
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 07/31/1975
Cast: Jimmy Wang Yu
Producer: Raymond Chow
Screenwriter: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Director of Photography: Russell Boyd
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"O Homem de Hong Kong"
"El dragón vuela alto"
"直搗黃龍"
"Dragon Flies"
"The Dragon Flies"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:232355, Added: 04/30/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024