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Director:
Anthony Bushell
Writer:
Jimmy Sangster
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Release Date:
15 March 1961 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Horror | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Deadliest, Diabolical Brotherhood of Terror! See more »
Plot:
In 1910 Hong Kong members of a secret Tong crime family protect their identities by murdering the daughter of a British sea captain who vows revenge. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Christopher Lee ... Chung King
Yvonne Monlaur ... Lee
Geoffrey Toone ... Capt. Jackson Sale
Marne Maitland ... Beggar
Brian Worth ... District Commissioner Harcourt
Ewen Solon ... Tang How - Tong Leader's Aide
Roger Delgado ... Tang Hao, tong enforcer
Richard Leech ... Insp. Bob Dean
Charles Lloyd Pack ... Dr. Fu Chao, tong member
Marie Burke ... Maya
Barbara Brown ... Helena Sale
Burt Kwouk ... Mr. Ming
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Gill ... Beamish

Ric Young ... Confucius (as Eric Young)
Julie Alexander ... (uncredited)
Johnny Arlen ... (uncredited)
June Barry ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Mary Rose Barry ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Audrey Burton ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Calvert ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Marialla Capes ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Katy Cashfield ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Patty Dalton ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Bandana Das Gupta ... Anna Chang - Housekeeper (uncredited)
Louise Dickson ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Pauline Dukes ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Hazel Gardner ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin ... (uncredited)
Peter Gray ... (uncredited)
Michael Hawkins ... Priest at Anna's House (uncredited)
Andy Ho ... Lee Chung (uncredited)
Valerie Holman ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Ronald Ing ... (uncredited)
Jules Ki-Ki ... (uncredited)
Arnold Lee ... (uncredited)
Sui Lin ... (uncredited)
Michael Peake ... (uncredited)
Walter Randall ... (uncredited)
Milton Reid ... Guardian (uncredited)
Poing Ping Sam ... (uncredited)
Anne Scott ... Girl (uncredited)
Steven Scott ... (uncredited)
Cyril Shaps ... (uncredited)
Julie Shearing ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Valerie Shevaloff ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Barbara Smith ... Tong Room Girl (uncredited)
Santso Wong ... (uncredited)
Vincent Wong ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Anthony Bushell 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jimmy Sangster 

Produced by
Michael Carreras .... executive producer
Kenneth Hyman .... producer
Anthony Nelson Keys .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
James Bernard 
 
Cinematography by
Arthur Grant 
 
Film Editing by
Eric Boyd-Perkins 
 
Casting by
Dorothy Holloway (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
Bernard Robinson 
 
Art Direction by
Thomas Goswell 
 
Costume Design by
Molly Arbuthnot 
 
Makeup Department
Roy Ashton .... makeup artist
Frieda Steiger .... hair stylist
Colin Garde .... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Clifford Parkes .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Peverall .... assistant director
Dominic Fulford .... third assistant director (uncredited)
Joe Levy .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Don Mingaye .... assistant art director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Jock May .... sound recordist
Alban Streeter .... sound editor
Jim Perry .... boom operator (uncredited)
Alan Thorne .... sound camera operator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Len Harris .... camera operator
Tom Edwards .... still photographer (uncredited)
Harry Oakes .... focus puller (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
James Needs .... supervising editor
Chris Barnes .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
John Hollingsworth .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
Tilly Day .... continuity
Pauline Harlow .... assistant continuity (uncredited)
Ann Skinner .... production secretary (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Terror of the Hatchet Men" - USA
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Runtime:
Germany:75 min | Norway:75 min | USA:76 min | UK:76 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor) (UK prints) | Color (Eastmancolor) | Black and White (USA, theatrical prints) | Color (Technicolor) (USA, TV prints)
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1961) | Norway:16 | West Germany:18 | USA:Not Rated | UK:X
Filming Locations:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK
Company:
Hammer Film ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
According to interviews Harold Goodwin was bemused to be cast as a ChinamanSee more »
Quotes:
Tang How - Tong Leader's Aide:Why is it these Occidentals indulge their vices the same way they run their lives, full of noise and vulgarity?
The Tong Leader:It's fortunate that they should choose to indulge in these vices. It gives us the opportunity to gratify them.
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11 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
Surprisingly this is a Hammer film!, 6 June 2003
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

In 1910 Hong Kong Christopher Lee plays Chung King, an evil leader of tongs who will kill anyone who stands in their way of their slave and opium trade.

A sea captain (Geoffrey Toone) battles them when his daughter is murdered. Violence follows and then bodies begin piling up.

Unusual Hammer film--not really a horror movie--more like a violent action film. Lee is having a whale of a time playing King and Toone is OK in his role. Everyone else is pretty terrible--especially pretty Yvonne Monlaur and all the Asian actors. The low budget does show and the script is sort of scattershot.

I'm giving it a 7 because it's no longer than it needs to be (79 minutes), Lee is very good, there's some beautiful color photography and some pretty strong bloody violence for 1961--but then this IS a Hammer film.

Worth seeing on a slow day.

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