In 1910, Hong Kong members of a secret Tong crime syndicate protect their identities by murdering the daughter of a British sea captain who vows revenge.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Christopher Lee | ... | Chung King | |
| Yvonne Monlaur | ... | Lee | |
| Geoffrey Toone | ... | Capt. Jackson Sale | |
| Marne Maitland | ... | Beggar | |
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Brian Worth | ... | District Commissioner Harcourt |
| Ewen Solon | ... | Tang How - Tong Leader's Aide | |
| Roger Delgado | ... | Tang Hao - Tong Enforcer | |
| Richard Leech | ... | Insp. Bob Dean | |
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Charles Lloyd Pack | ... | Dr. Fu Chao - Tong Member |
| Marie Burke | ... | Maya | |
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Barbara Brown | ... | Helena Sale |
| Burt Kwouk | ... | Mr. Ming | |
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A secret society of Hong-Kong at the beginning of the century called "The Red Dragon Tong" kidnaps the captain of a ship in the harbour of Hong-Kong as he tries to detain the killers of his daughter. Because the secret society is very powerful it is not easy to free him from their hands. Written by Volker Boehm
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 March 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Terror of the Hatchet Men See more »Filming Locations:
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)| Color (Eastmancolor) (UK prints)| Black and White (USA, theatrical prints)| Color (Technicolor) (USA, TV prints)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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A bustling, growing city - but hidden deep amongst its teeming thousands was an organisation that thrived on vice, terror and corruption- THE RED DRAGON TONG See more »
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Trivia
The film takes place in Hong Kong in 1910. See more »Goofs
The film is set in 1910, but the knee length female costumes, revealingly slit to the hip, are strictly 1960 Suzie Wong. See more »Quotes
The Tong Leader: Have you ever had your bones scraped, Captain? It is painful in the extreme I can assure you.See more »
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Opening credits prologue: HONG KONG - 1910A bustling, growing city - but hidden deep amongst its teeming thousands was an organisation that thrived on vice, terror and corruption- THE RED DRAGON TONG See more »
Alternate Versions
The film suffered extensive BBFC cuts which removed shots of bloody bodies and a mutilated hand, and also heavily edited the infamous 'bone scraping' scene where Jackson Sale's chest is pricked with needles. A scene featuring Helena's fingers being severed with an axe was also re-edited, so it appears she passes out before the impact of the blade. All later releases have featured the same print and the uncut version may no longer survive. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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To enjoy this movie you must ignore that most of the 'Chinese' are played by obviously English actors. That was how it was done back then. Hammer worked with limited budgets but almost always came up with suspenseful and colourful movies.
Christopher Lee plays his role with his usual aplomb, whilst the rest of the cast made up of many familiar faces keeps the movie rolling along.
I first saw this movie over thirty years ago and it took me quite a while to track down a copy on VHS but to this day I still enjoy it immensely. Don't regard it as a piece of art. It's an adventure film in the same vein as Big Trouble in Little China, done very well for the small money and time they had to make it.