In 1954, during the French Indochina War, an Eurasian female smuggler and a group of French Foreign Legion mercenaries, infiltrate the enemy territory in order to destroy an arms depot.
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| Gene Barry | ... | Sgt. Brock | |
| Angie Dickinson | ... | Lucky Legs | |
| Nat 'King' Cole | ... | Goldie | |
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Paul Dubov | ... | Capt. Caumont |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Maj. Cham | |
| George Givot | ... | Cpl. Pigalle | |
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Gerald Milton | ... | Pvt. Andreades |
| Neyle Morrow | ... | Leung | |
| Marcel Dalio | ... | Father Paul | |
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Maurice Marsac | ... | Col. De Sars |
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Warren Hsieh | ... | The Boy |
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Paul Busch | ... | Cpl. Kruger |
| James Hong | ... | Charlie | |
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Willie Soo Hoo | ... | Moi Leader (as William Soo Hoo) |
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Walter Soo Hoo | ... | Guard |
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Near the end of the French phase of the Vietnam War, a group of mercenaries are recruited to travel through enemy territory to the Chinese border, to blow up an arms depot. A Eurasian smuggler, Lucky Legs, agrees to use her connections to help them, in return getting her son into America. The racist father of the boy, Sergeant Brock, is also part of the multinational group. Lucky Legs must use the love of a Eurasian guerilla leader, Major Cham, to get access to the base. Will they destroy the base, and will Brock overcome his racism before Lucky Legs makes The Ultimate Sacrifice? Written by Peter Reiher
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Country:
USALanguage:
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August 1957 (Austria) See more »Also Known As:
Gates of China See more »Filming Locations:
Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USAEdit
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$150,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Music by Victor Young
Lyrics Harold Adamson
Sung by Nat 'King' Cole
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The movie begins in Son Toy. In November of 1970 American special forces raided a POW camp in Son Tay, unfortunately, there were no prisoners in the camp. See more »Goofs
Film stock flipped when Lucky Legs and Sgt. Brock go into the tree house. The sniper has a left handed rifle, Sgt. Brock's knife is on the wrong side, and his watch has moved to his right wrist. See more »Crazy Credits
Music by Victor Young Extended by his old friend Max Steiner See more »Soundtracks
China GateMusic by Victor Young
Lyrics Harold Adamson
Sung by Nat 'King' Cole
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Very unusual for me to watch a war movie, but anything directed by Sam Fuller deserves consideration and I was intrigued with the casting that included, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole and Lee Van Clef. As it tuned out this was not as bad as it might have been, helped very much by the performances, Fuller achieves from his cast. Set in Vietnam, then Indochina, it features the last days of the French rule, when the Americans were seemingly the good guys dropping food parcels to the indigenous population. Nat King Cole, sings the title track twice and puts in a really convincing performance as one of the French rag bag group who trek through the jungle to carry out their wondrous mission. Mostly filmed on back lots, Fuller has interspersed stock footage to give a reasonable approximation of the location. Angie Dickinson is a real trouper and plays this very wide with much non PC banter with the Chinese, who she seems to keep happy with promise of brandy and sex. Lee Van Clef is a real surprise here (I thought he had always had that weathered look!) and helps to make the last quarter a bit more fun.