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Director:
Writers:
Jackie Chan (writer)
Edward Tang (writer)
Contact:
View company contact information for Jackie Chan's Project A on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
22 December 1983 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Nonstop Action On The High Seas! more
Plot:
Fighting against pirates in "old Hong Kong". Chinese costume drama with plenty of over-the-top tongue in cheek action and music. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Great stunts, great fighting more (47 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jackie Chan ... Dragon Mi Yong

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo ... Fei
Biao Yuen ... Captain Tzu
Dick Wei ... Lor Sam Pau
Mars ... Jaws
Isabella Wong ... Winnie (as Winnie Wong)
Po Tai ... Tai (as Pa Tai)
Wu Long Cheung ... VIP Club Bouncer
Hoi Sang Lee (as Hai-Shung Lee)
Hoi-Shan Kwan ... Captain Chi (as Hoi-San Kwan)
Wai Wong
Fat Wan ... Thug (as Wan Tat)
Wing Man Kuen
Ho Kai Law
Hark-Sun Lau ... Admiral (as Hak Suen Lau)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
'A' ji hua (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Jackie Chan's Project A (USA)
Mark of the Dragon (Philippines: English title)
Operazione pirati
Pirate Patrol
Project A (Hong Kong: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence.
Runtime:
106 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 (DVD version) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (uncut) | Germany:16 (original rating) (cut) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | South Korea:15 (2004) | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

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Trivia:
The "hanging from the clock tower" stunt is a homage to Safety Last! (1923). At least three different takes were shot; two are shown during the course of the film, and a third at the end under the credits. more
Quotes:
Captain Chi: Who is laughing like that?
Jaws: Me, sir.
Captain Chi: Do you know what you're going to do?
Jaws: To laugh one thousand times?
Captain Chi: Police, shoot him dead!
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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Great stunts, great fighting, 26 July 2001
9/10
Author: Carl Tano from Trollywood, Sweden

Incredible movie, it ranks up there with some of Jackie Chan's best movies. It is not to be missed by any martial art-movie fan. The stunts performed in this movie is incredible. The clock tower fall by Jackie Chan is the most amazing one but I also loved some of the falls that Jackie's opponents did, a lot of people must have gotten injured while making this movie. The fighting scenes are top-notch, maybe not quite as good as the ones in Drunken Master II, which still remains my favorite Jackie Chan movie even though this one gets really close. Jackie Chan must be the most exciting man ever to appear in a movie, he risks his life to bring us entertainment, is he dumb, crazy or out of his mind? I don't know, all I know is that he's entertained me more than any other man ever has. Watch this movie and prepare to be amazed.

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