Rent Way of the Dragon (1972)
3.6 of 5 from 96 ratings
1h 35min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) is a naive country boy from Hong Kong who is shipped off to sunny Rome in order to assist a family friend whose Chinese restaurant is underthreatfrom a local gangster. Training the waiters in self-defence while taking on Italian thugs single-handedly, the gangster decides to retaliate by flying in some of the best fighters from America (including Colt, played by Chuck Norris) and Japan to take Tang down. Soon the columns of the Colosseum will rumble with the sound of Tang Lung's fury!
- Actors:
- Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Nora Miao, Ping Ou Wei, Chung-Hsin Huang, Robert Wall, Ing-Sik Whang, Ti Chin, Tony Liu, Little Unicorn, Malisa Longo, Fu Ching Chen, Wu Ngan, Lo-Ba Chen, Jon T. Benn, Homan Tapsell, Robert Baker, Riccardo Billi, Russell Cawthorne, Franz Colangeli
- Directors:
- Bruce Lee
- Producers:
- Raymond Chow, Bruce Lee
- Voiced By:
- Michael Kaye, John Kenny
- Writers:
- Bruce Lee
- Aka:
- Meng long guo jiang / Fury of the Dragon / Return of the Dragon / Revenge of the Dragon
- Studio:
- Hong Kong Legends
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Thrillers
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1972-2012, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films of 1972, Top Films
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/10/2015
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Cantonese LPCM Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Mono, Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Mandarin LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introduction: Robert Lee
- Introduction: Bey Logan
- Audio Commentary with Hong Kong cinema expert Mike Leeder
- Audio Commentary by Bey Logan and co-star Jon Benn
- "A Dragon Remembered": Interview with Bruce Lee's brother Robert Lee
- "Double Edged Sword": An exclusive interview with co-star and 'Black Belt Hall of Fame' championship fighter Bob Wall
- Bruce Lee Trailer Archive including rare UK theatrical trailers and TV spots
- Inside "Way Of The Dragon" featuring interviews with production managers Chaplin Chang and Louis Sit
- "Memories of the Master" featurette: Bruce's training partner (Pat Johnson) reveals fascinating anecdotes of Bruce's relationship with Chuck Norris and Steve McQueen
- "Dragon Rising": a re-mastered transfer of Bruce Lee's only remaining screentest
- "Artist and Warrior": An exclusive interview with Bruce's friend and co-star Tony Lau Wing "Warrior Immortal featurette" with co-star and Hapkido Grandmaster Wong In-sik sharing his thoughts on Bruce Lee and his fighting art Jeet Kune Do
- Production Photo Gallery
- Rare Photo Archive (containing rare stills, posters and original lobby card artwork)
- Behind The Legend Gallery
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/07/2023
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Mandarin Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Hong Kong Theatrical Cut and the Japanese Cut via seamless branching
- Two brand new feature commentaries, one by Frank Djeng and Michael Worth and one by Brandon Bentley
- The Way of the Camera, a new documentary looking at Lee's filmmaking and fighting method in his directorial debut, featuring interviews with Golden Harvest producer Andre Morgan, martial arts experts Michael Worth, Jon Kreng, Andy Cheng, Frank Djeng, David Yeung, film historian Courtney Joyner and actors Piet (Peter) Schweer, Jon Benn and John Saxon
- Meet the Italian Beauty, a newly filmed interview with star Malisa Longo
- The Scottish Soldier Meets the Dragon, a newly filmed interview with on-set observer John Young
- Newly recorded select scene commentary by 'thug' actor Piet Schweer
- Archive interviews with co-stars Jon Benn, Bob Wall and Hwang In-shik and production managers Chaplin Chang and Louis Sit
- Trailer gallery, including a Bruceploitationtrailer reel
- Image gallery
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Reviews (1) of Way of the Dragon
The Little Dragon dazzles the Eternal City - Way of the Dragon review by CP Customer
Bruce Lee stars and directs this excellent kung fu flick. The "Little Dragon" plays Tang Lung, a boy from Hong Kong's countryside sent to Rome to protect a Chinese restaurant from a gang of thugs (the "Mafia" is not mentioned, although the implication is not so subtle). Lee puts in a great performance, showing also great acting ability, particularly when it comes to the more comedic moments. Although the plot is fairly simple, the excellent action more than makes up for it, particularly a scene where Lee shows his proficiency with traditional weapons such as the staff and the deadly nunchaku, and the epic fight scene in the Colosseum against Chuck Norris.
An absolute must for fans of the genre. The extras are also very good, including the retrospective on the movie and interviews with the producers and co-stars.
5 out of 5
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