The Way of the Dragon

1972 • 1h 40m •

Action Crime

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★ 7.4/10

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After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.

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

Top Billed Cast

Bruce Lee

Tang Lung

Nora Miao

Chen Ching Hua

Chuck Norris

Colt

Wei Ping-Ao

Huang Tsung-Hsun

'Uncle' Wang

Robert Wall

Fred

Hwang In-shik

Japanese Fighter

Chin Ti

Ah Quen

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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 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 ...