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The Way of the Dragon

The Way of the Dragon

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

19727.41h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Bruce Lee
Written by Bruce Lee, Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
Produced by Raymond Chow, Bruce Lee
Box OfficeBudget: $130KRevenue: $27.0M

Top Cast

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Tang Lung

Nora Miao

Nora Miao

Chen Ching Hua

Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

Colt

Wei Ping-Ao

Wei Ping-Ao

Ho

Huang Tsung-Hsun

Huang Tsung-Hsun

'Uncle' Wang

Robert Wall

Robert Wall

Fred

Hwang In-shik

Hwang In-shik

Japanese Fighter

C

Chin Ti

Ah Quen

Tony Liu Tian-jue

Tony Liu Tian-jue

Tony

Little Unicorn

Little Unicorn

Jimmy

Themes & Keywords

martial artskung furome, italycolosseumfightculture clashitalygangsterrestaurantcrime bosschinese mafiafistfighthonorfish out of waterhong kongeast asian leadcombathoodlumnunchakuaction heroproperty

About The Way of the Dragon

The Way of the Dragon is a action, crime film released in 1972 exploring themes of martial arts, kung fu, rome, italy, colosseum, fight, culture clash. Directed by Bruce Lee, it stars Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Chuck Norris. 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.

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