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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| 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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THE SECRET SOCIETY OF THE RED DRAGON CRUSHES MILLIONS OF HELPLESS PEOPLE IN ITS GREEDY POWERFUL CLAWS...NO ONE IS SAFE FROM ITS DRUG-CRAZED HATCHETMEN...NOT EVEN YOU!!! (original print ad - all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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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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Sir Christopher Lee reported to work on this movie after a vacation in Northern Italy with a deep tan, which was problematic for the Make-up Department, as his character was supposed to have very pale skin. 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
Tang Hao, tong enforcer: [to Jackson as he fakes illness to pull a gun] You underestimate the Oriental mind, Captain. The Chinese theater is the oldest in the world.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 »
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I recently watched this movie along with 2 other similar Hammers Productions film ('She" and "Fu Manchu") and this was the best of the 3 in my opinion. Christopher Lee plays the kingpin of a criminal organization in Hong; his character was sinister and sly. The big, burly Englishman who played Captain Jackson Sale was an effective hero who held his own against the gangsters. I enjoyed watching the martial arts fighting scene where the actors were mixing a Chinese fighting style with Japanese judo. The woman who saved Sale's life was a living doll. I suppose one can take exception to white Europeans playing Asian characters. All in all, it was a fun movie.