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The Way of the Dragon( 1972)

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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

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      Bruce Lee

      Tang Lung

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      Nora Miao

      Chen Ching Hua

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      Chuck Norris

      Colt

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      Wei Ping-ao

      Ho

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      Huang Tsung-Hsun

      'Uncle' Wang

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      Robert Wall

      Fred

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      Hwang In-shik

      Japanese Fighter

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      Chin Ti

      Ah Quen

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      Tony Liu

      Tony

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      Little Unicorn

      Jimmy

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      Malisa Longo

      Italian Beauty

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      Wu Ngan

      Waiter

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      Robert Chan Law-Bat

      Robert

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      Fu Ching Chen

      Robert

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      Jon T. Benn

      The Boss

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      John Kenny

      Quen (voice)

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      Robert Baker

      Thug (uncredited)

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      Riccardo Billi

      Bank Manager (uncredited)

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      Russell Cawthorne

      Man at Airport (uncredited)

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      Franz Colangeli

      Man at Airport (uncredited)

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      John Derbyshire

      Thug (uncredited)

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      Alexander Grand

      Thug (uncredited)

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      Barry Haigh

      Tang Lung (voice) (uncredited)

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      Michael Kaye

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

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      Giuseppe Marrocco

      Man at Airport (uncredited)

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      Mark Metekingi

      Thug (uncredited)

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      André E. Morgan

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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      Anders Nelsson

      Thug (uncredited)

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      Matthew Oram

      Ho / Tony (voice) (uncredited)

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      Marco Pane

      Child at Airport (uncredited)

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      Ho Pich

      Thugs' Chief (uncredited)

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      Homan Tapsell

      Gunman (uncredited)

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      Pupita Lea Scuderoni

      Woman at Airport (uncredited)

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      Lisa Mantellini

      Woman at Airport (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Dec 17 2024
    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 i...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    130000.00

    Revenue

    27000000.00

    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