Hong Kong cop and martial artist Fang Sing Leng travels to Australia to extradite a drug dealer. The dealer is assassinated, so Leng decides to single-handedly wage a war against Jack Wilton, the crime lord responsible for the killing.
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Title: The Dragon Flies (1975)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jimmy Wang Yu | ... | Inspector Fang Sing Leng | |
| George Lazenby | ... | Jack Wilton | |
| Hugh Keays-Byrne | ... | Morrie Grosse | |
| Roger Ward | ... | Bob Taylor | |
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Rosalind Speirs | ... | Caroline Thorne (as Ros Spiers) |
| Grant Page | ... | Assassin | |
| Rebecca Gilling | ... | Angelica | |
| Frank Thring | ... | Willard | |
| Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | ... | Win Chan (as Hung Kam Po) | |
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Deryck Barnes | ... | Veterinary Doctor |
| Bill Hunter | ... | Peterson | |
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Ian Jamieson | ... | Drug Courier |
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Elaine Wong | ... | Chinese Girl |
| John Orcsik | ... | Charles (as John Orschik) | |
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Geoffrey Brown | ... | Martial Arts Heavy (as Geoff Brown) |
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Hong Kong cop and martial artist Fang Sing Leng travels to Australia to extradite a drug dealer. The dealer is assassinated, so Leng decides to single-handedly wage a war against Jack Wilton, the crime lord responsible for the killing.
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poliziottesco | hong kong poliziottesco | australian poliziottesco | ozploitation | drugs |Taglines:
The Devil dies when the Dragon flies. See more »Parents Guide:
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Bob Taylor: Welcome to Australia, Mr. Chan. I'm Taylor, Federal Narcotics Bureau. And you're wanted in Hong Kong for robbery, drug peddling, and murder. Oh yeah, we've been expecting you. So do yourself a favor and answer a few questions. Who sent you? Who do you work for? You're no use to them, now.
Win Chan: [in Mandarin] Stick your head up your ass... and close it after you.
Bob Taylor: Yeah, and I love you, too. Now, what are their names?
[Chan spits at his feet]
Bob Taylor: No speakity English, huh? Okay... ...
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At 56 minutes, Jimmy Wang Yu (Jimmy Wang Yu) climbs through a window that has a vertical opening when shot from outside as he enters the window. When shot from inside as he comes inside, the window has a horizontal opening. See more »Quotes
[after fighting on top of Uluru]Bob Taylor: Welcome to Australia, Mr. Chan. I'm Taylor, Federal Narcotics Bureau. And you're wanted in Hong Kong for robbery, drug peddling, and murder. Oh yeah, we've been expecting you. So do yourself a favor and answer a few questions. Who sent you? Who do you work for? You're no use to them, now.
Win Chan: [in Mandarin] Stick your head up your ass... and close it after you.
Bob Taylor: Yeah, and I love you, too. Now, what are their names?
[Chan spits at his feet]
Bob Taylor: No speakity English, huh? Okay... ...
[...]
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Alternate Versions
The original US versions cut two scenes due to 20th Century Fox's concern that Hugh Keays-Byrne's "Australian" accent in these scenes would be indecipherable to American audiences (despite the fact that Keays-Byrne was English). These were:- Morrie Grosse's "55 Days at Peking" rant with Fang at a gas station.
- Grosse questioning Caroline about Fang's disappearance.
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August 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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AUD535,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Who could forget the sound track by Ace, and the action of this movie, never mind the fact that George Lazenby, the dejected Bond, who really could have been one of the best was also in the film.
In the era of remastering and re-issuing of so much crap, why not get this classic off the shelf, blow off the dust and put it onto DVD! I'll buy it.
Even though I had trough finding it in the USA as it was under a different name!
This is a great action film, with all the stunts, kung fu, you could possibly want in a movie. Released in 1975 it captures all the best of the Bruce Lee films but with good sound and picture quality. A not to missed film.
If you can find a copy on tape, let me know.