The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Meng long guo jiang (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 39min
- Action, Adventure
- Sep 1973 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast
Bruce Lee | ... |
Tang Lung
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Nora Miao | ... |
Chen Ching Hua
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Chuck Norris | ... |
Colt
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Ping-Ou Wei | ... |
Ho
(as Paul Wei Ping-Ao)
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Chung-Hsin Huang | ... |
'Uncle' Wang
(as Wang Chung Hsin)
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Robert Wall | ... |
Bob
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In-shik Hwang | ... |
Japanese Fighter
(as Ing-Sik Whang)
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Ti Chin | ... |
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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Ngan Wu | ... |
Waiter
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Fu Ching Chen | ... |
Robert
(as Robert Chen)
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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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Vera Drudi | ... |
Airport Waitress (uncredited)
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Alexander Grand | ... |
Thug (uncredited)
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Barry Haigh | ... |
Tang Lung (uncredited) (voice)
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Jim James | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Michael Kaye | ... |
'Uncle' Wang / Colt / Japanese fighter (uncredited) (voice)
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Ching-Ying Lam | ... |
Thug (uncredited)
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Lisa Mantellini | ... |
Woman at Airport (uncredited)
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Giuseppe Marrocco | ... |
Man at Airport (uncredited)
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Mark Metekingi | ... |
Thug (uncredited)
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Andre Morgan | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Anders Nelsson | ... |
Thug (uncredited)
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Matthew Oram | ... |
Ho / Tony (uncredited) (voice)
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Marco Pane | ... |
Child at Airport (uncredited)
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Ho Pich | ... |
Thugs' Chief (uncredited)
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Piet Schweer | ... |
Thug (uncredited)
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Pupita Lea Scuderoni | ... |
Woman at Airport (uncredited)
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Homan Tapsell | ... |
Gunman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Bruce Lee |
Written by
Bruce Lee | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Riccardo Billi | ... | associate producer |
Raymond Chow | ... | producer |
Bruce Lee | ... | producer |
Music by
Joseph Koo |
Cinematography by
Tadashi Nishimoto | ... | (as Ho Lang Shang) |
Editing by
Peter Cheung | ... | (as Chang Yao Chung) |
Editorial Department
Simon Broderick | ... | colorist |
Art Direction by
Sheng-Hsi Chu | ... | (as Chen Hsin) |
Makeup Department
Tse Ming Hsieh | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Chaplin Chang | ... | production manager |
Chi-Chung Kwan | ... | production manager (as Kuan Chih Chung) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yao-Chang Chih | ... | assistant director (as Chih Yao Chang) |
Art Department
Chap-Hung Chan | ... | titles design |
Shun-Chang Huang | ... | props |
Wan-On Shing | ... | props |
Sound Department
Shao-Lung Chou | ... | sound recordist |
Ping Wong | ... | dubbing (as Ping Wang) |
Stunts
Robert Baker | ... | stunts |
Ching-Ying Lam | ... | stunts |
Bruce Lee | ... | martial arts director |
Little Unicorn | ... | assistant martial arts director |
Robert Wall | ... | stunts |
Biao Yuen | ... | stunts |
Wah Yuen | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Hui-Jan Cheng | ... | gaffer (as Hui-yan Cheng) |
Hsi-Ming Liang | ... | assistant cinematographer (as Liang Hsi Min) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheng-Hsi Chu | ... | wardrobe |
Script and Continuity Department
Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung | ... | script supervisor (as Tung0Jo Chang) |
Additional Crew
Little Unicorn | ... | production assistant (as Unicorn) |
Cesare Barbetti | ... | voice dubbing: Bruce Lee (uncredited) |
Gianfranco Bellini | ... | voice dubbing: Wei Ping-Ao (uncredited) |
Luciano De Ambrosis | ... | voice dubbing: Chuck Norris (uncredited) |
Manlio De Angelis | ... | voice dubbing: Chin Di (uncredited) |
Sergio Fiorentini | ... | voice dubbing: Wang Chung Hsin (uncredited) |
Gianni Marzocchi | ... | voice dubbing: Tony Liu (uncredited) |
Bruno Persa | ... | voice dubbing: John T. Benn (uncredited) |
Bruno Scipioni | ... | voice dubbing: Hwang In-Shik (uncredited) |
Piero Tiberi | ... | voice dubbing: Unicorn Chan (uncredited) |
Serena Verdirosi | ... | voice dubbing: Nora Miao (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Golden Harvest Films
- Concord Productions
- Golden Harvest Company (a concord production with)
Distributors
- Golden Harvest Company (1972) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Astral Films (1974) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1973) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Paradise Film Exchange (1973) (Canada) (theatrical) (Italian Language)
- Bryanston Distributing (1974) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Cathay Films Ltd. (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Compagnie Française de Distribution Cinématographique (CFDC) (1974) (France) (theatrical)
- MGM/BEF Film Distributors (1974) (Australia) (theatrical) (as 'The Way of the Dragon')
- Titanus (1974) (Italy) (theatrical) (cut)
- Warner Bros. (1974) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (dubbed)
- Gloria (1975) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Toei Company (1975) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1976) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Star Video (1983) (Australia) (VHS) (as 'The Way of the Dragon' - dubbed)
- Succéfilm AB (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmways Australasian Distributors (Australia) (theatrical) (re-release) (dubbed)
- Atlas-Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Rank Video Library (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (cut version)
- Gativideo (1991) (Argentina) (VHS)
- La Cinq (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- M6 (1992) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Media Asia Group (World-wide)
- Finnkino (1993) (Finland) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Universum Film (UFA) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (Germany) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- Future Film (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Spike Co. Ltd. (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- Star Media Entertainment (2002) (Norway) (DVD)
- Hong Kong Legends (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2003) (Finland) (tv)
- Future Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc Bruce Lee Box)
- Selecta Visión (2005) (Spain)
- Miramax (2009) (United States) (tv) (dubbed)
- Excesso Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Bruce Lee - The Ultimate Collection)
- Shout! Factory (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Mediumrare Entertainment (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (Blu ray)
- Visionary Thinking (2015) (Yugoslavia) (tv)
- Library Films (2016) (Italy)
- Everest Entertainment (2017) (India)
- NBCUniversal Entertainment (2017) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (collector's edition)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2018) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (5-disc Bruce Lee Collection)
- CBS All Access (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- The Criterion Collection (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Arte Cinema de México (1974) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Scotia Film Distribution (1975) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Yeni Tual Film (1976) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Film Volt (2021) (World-wide)
- Golden Harvest International (1973) (World-wide)
- Lauren Vídeo Hogar (1995) (Spain) (VHS)
- Pluto TV (2023) (United States) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- C.D. (dubbing)
- Everest Entertainment (distribution rights for India pacific region.)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 |
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Taglines | The Colosseum . . the battleground of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris [Video Australia] See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $130,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $1,157,316, 06 Aug 1975 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The entire film was shot without sound, with the actors looping their lines in post-production. See more » |
Goofs | When the gunman is first revealed in Chen's apartment, Tang Lung beats the guy all over, but never hits his face. Later when the gunman is being chewed out, he's shown with a bandaged forehead, two bruised cheeks and a black eye. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Game of Death (1978). See more » |
Soundtracks | As A Judgement See more » |
Quotes |
Tang Lung:
Move number 4: "Little dragon seeks the path." Hi-yah! [Tang kicks, knocking a thug unconscious] Tang Lung: "Big dragon whips its tail!" See more » |