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The Dragon from Russia

Original title: Hong Chang Fei Long
  • 19901990
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
432
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Samuel Hui in The Dragon from Russia (1990)
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May Yip and Yao are both orphans and have been friends since youth, but they're torn apart when the leader of the 8 Hundred Dragons Kung Fu cult abducts Yao and erases his memory.May Yip and Yao are both orphans and have been friends since youth, but they're torn apart when the leader of the 8 Hundred Dragons Kung Fu cult abducts Yao and erases his memory.May Yip and Yao are both orphans and have been friends since youth, but they're torn apart when the leader of the 8 Hundred Dragons Kung Fu cult abducts Yao and erases his memory.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
432
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Clarence Fok
  • Writers
    • Ella Bo-wah Chan(screenplay)
    • Ryoichi Ikegami(comic)
    • Kazuo Koike(comic)
  • Stars
    • Samuel Hui
    • Maggie Cheung
    • Nina Li Chi
  • Director
    • Clarence Fok
  • Writers
    • Ella Bo-wah Chan(screenplay)
    • Ryoichi Ikegami(comic)
    • Kazuo Koike(comic)
  • Stars
    • Samuel Hui
    • Maggie Cheung
    • Nina Li Chi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Samuel Hui
    Samuel Hui
    • Mr. Yo (Yiu Lung)
    Maggie Cheung
    Maggie Cheung
    • May (Ah Mei)
    Nina Li Chi
    Nina Li Chi
    • Chime (Fu Fung Ling)
    Carrie Ng
    Carrie Ng
    • Huntress (Fu Gong Gwan)
    Loletta Lee
    Loletta Lee
    • Pearl
    • (as Lee Lai-Chen)
    Dean Shek
    Dean Shek
    • Snooker (Cheuk Kau)
    Xing Sun
    Xing Sun
    • Sunny
    Tak Yuen
    Tak Yuen
    • Master of the Dead (Lui Chat Lung)…
    Ying Bai
    Ying Bai
    • Frankie (Fa Lung Yih)
    Shun Lau
    Shun Lau
    • Kishudo
    Lai-Yui Lee
    • Queenie
    Nathan Chukueke
    • Black bodyguard
    Brett Coleman
    Man-Kwong Fung
    Man-Kwong Fung
    Peter Helens
    Anthony Houk
    • Heidao, the gwai-loh assassin
    Hamidow Sacro
    Man-Bing Yu
    • Director
      • Clarence Fok
    • Writers
      • Ella Bo-wah Chan(screenplay)
      • Ryoichi Ikegami(comic)
      • Kazuo Koike(comic)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      The tram that Yiu Lung runs after changes between shots. The first shot it is numbered 2165, route 39, has only 2 doors (front and back) and no markings on the side of it. In the next shot the tram number has changed to 2042, route 3 and has markings on the side of it. Also, while Yiu Lung is running along side of it his white pants are being splattered with mud. In the next shot the tram number has changed again to 5156, route 39, has gained a third door in the middle and the markings on the side have gone. All of the mud splatter on Yiu Lung's pants have also disappeared.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Double Team (1997)

    User reviews9

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    1/10
    Just...awful
    I am flabbergasted by just how bad this movie is. It makes Christophe Gans' 1994 remake look like a friggin masterpiece. This movie has all the things wrong with kung fu films made by Hong Kong in the early '90s -- it's stupid, contrived, and completely mindboggling in its badness. Avoid at all cost.
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    13
    • yojimbo999
    • May 8, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 1990 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Crying Freeman: Dragon from Russia
    • Production company
      • Cinema City Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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