Hong Kong Inspector Fang Sing Leng travels to Australia to extradite a drug dealer. When the hood is assassinated on his way to court, everyone suspects Jack Wilton, a crime lord who the local police haven't been able to pick up.
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| 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 | ... | Veterinarian |
| Bill Hunter | ... | Peterson | |
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Ian Jamieson | ... | The Drug Courier |
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Elaine Wong | ... | Chinese Girl |
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John Orcsik | ... | Charles (as John Orschik) |
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Geoffrey Brown | ... | Thug (as Geoff Brown) |
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Hong Kong Inspector Fang Sing Leng travels to Australia to extradite a drug dealer. When the hood is assassinated on his way to court, everyone suspects Jack Wilton, a crime lord who the local police haven't been able to pick up.
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Release Date:
August 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$900,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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British Empire Films Australia, Golden Harvest Company, The Australian Film Development Corporation See more »
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Inspector Fang Sing Leng: [Inspector Fang Sing Leng grabs Win Chan and pushes him in the interrogation room]
Morrie Grosse: Hey, hey, hey... hey. I don't mean to be rude man but no torture, no thumb screws. This is Australia, we're not allowed to get into that sort of thing mate.
Inspector Fang Sing Leng: He's Chinese, I'm Chinese. Don't worry!
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Written by Clive Scott and Des Dyer
Performed by Jigsaw
Arranged by Richard Hewson
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During filming for the movie's opening sequence, director Brian Trenchard-Smith climbed up and down the massive natural rock formation Ayers Rock / Uluru three times in the one day. See more »Goofs
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
Bob Taylor: Look, don't worry he's in good hands.Inspector Fang Sing Leng: [Inspector Fang Sing Leng grabs Win Chan and pushes him in the interrogation room]
Morrie Grosse: Hey, hey, hey... hey. I don't mean to be rude man but no torture, no thumb screws. This is Australia, we're not allowed to get into that sort of thing mate.
Inspector Fang Sing Leng: He's Chinese, I'm Chinese. Don't worry!
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Alternate Versions
The UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit assorted fatal blows including groin kicks. See more »Soundtracks
Sky HighWritten by Clive Scott and Des Dyer
Performed by Jigsaw
Arranged by Richard Hewson
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I really liked this movie but the close comparison to Bob Jones the Australian Karate Tycoon of the 1970's and Wilton is a little scary. I would think that Jackie Chan would have made a better Hong Kong Cop thus shoring up fight scenes with a little credibility. What drew me in was the Australian 'Occer' predominant in this film. It looks like they borrowed the cast from Mad Max 1 which was good in my opinion as the actors in that film were good but needed more development and this film gave them that. If they made a remake of this film it would have to be set in the same era, as difficult as that sounds it would have to strive hard to capture the same feel. Bolo's early bit-parts are the best in my opinion and he did not disappoint.