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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.5M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Man from Hong Kong
"Fast! Fantastic! Fun! Nothing can stop him!"
1975 1h 46m EN
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ActionCrimeAdventureDrama
Synopsis
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Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.
βFast! Fantastic! Fun! Nothing can stop him!β
Cast
Jimmy Wang Yu
Fang
George Lazenby
Wilton
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Morrie Grosse
Roger Ward
Bob Taylor
Rosalind Speirs
Caroline Thorne
Grant Page
Assassin
Rebecca Gilling
Angelica
Frank Thring
Willard
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Writers
- Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Languages
- Mandarin, English
- Countries
- Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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51 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Noel Quinlan. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jimmy Wang Yu and George Lazenby and Hugh Keays-Byrne carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Brian Trenchard-Smith directs. Russell Boyd behind the camera. Noel Quinlan scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Produced in Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.5M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 251 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
- 4International production across 3 countries: Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
- 5Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Noel Quinlan. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Jimmy Wang Yu and George Lazenby and Hugh Keays-Byrne carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "Fast! Fantastic! Fun! Nothing can stop him!".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0073343 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Only 62 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 12Released under 14 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Russell Boyd
- Original score
- Noel Quinlan
- Editing
- Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
- Makeup / hair
- Tu Yung-Wei
- Stunt coordinator
- Grant Page
- Runtime
- 106 min Β· 1h 46m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $535,000
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- JPV852β 7/10
Solid and entertaining action martial arts film. As with some of these movies, there are parts that don't make a whole lot of sense but the action scenes are mostly well done including a fun car chase sequence and the final fight versus George Lazenby was quick but satisfying. 3.5/5
Production companies
Who made it
- TH
The Movie Company Pty. Ltd.
AU
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
HK
Key crew
- ProducerJohn Fraser
- ProducerRaymond Chow
- StuntsGrant Page
- Stunt CoordinatorGrant Page
- Stunt DoubleGrant Page
- Martial Arts ChoreographerSammo Hung
- Stunt CoordinatorPeter Armstrong
- Second Unit DirectorJimmy Wang Yu
- Assistant DirectorHal McElroy
- Assistant DirectorChu Yat-Hung
- Production CoordinatorPom Oliver
- Production CoordinatorLau Tin-Chi
- Production AssistantMichael Falloon
- Special EffectsGary Walker
- Art DirectionChin Sam
- StuntsYuen Biao
- StuntsGerry Gauslaa
- StuntsIan Jamieson
- Special EffectsLi Wing
- Special EffectsDan Tyler
- StuntsMax Aspin
- Camera OperatorDavid Gribble
- Sound RecordistTim Lloyd
- GafferBrian Bansgrove
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- australia
- martial arts
- corruption
- police
- hong kong
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2008-09-22Β· Austin Fantastic Fest
Also known as
International titles
- Dragon FliesUS
- Sky HighJP
- El hombre de Hong KongAR
- Yellow PerilAU
- Hong-Kong, i folia ton dolofononGR
- O anthropos apo to Hong KongGR
- Il dragone vola altoIT
- Π§Π΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ ΠΈΠ· ΠΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π³Π°SU
- Man from Hong KongUS
- Zmaj uniΕ‘tava gnezdoYU
- That Man from Hong KongHK
- The Dragon FliesHK
- O Homem de Hong KongBR
- Traficantes AudazesBR
