Eastern Condors

"A lethal secret arsenal was left behind in the jungle of Vietnam. Their job: find it and destroy it!"

1987 1h 37m CN

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★7.3TMDB · 122

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Synopsis

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A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.

“A lethal secret arsenal was left behind in the jungle of Vietnam. Their job: find it and destroy it!”

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Cast

Sammo Hung
Tung Ming-Sun
Yuen Biao
Man Yen 'Rat' Chieh
Joyce Godenzi
Cambodian Guerrilla Leader
Yuen Wah
Vietnamese General
Lam Ching-Ying
Lieutenant Colonel Lam
Yasuaki Kurata
Vietnamese Captain
Dick Wei
Vietnamese Captain
Billy Chow Bei-Lei
Vietnamese Captain

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sammo Hung
Writers: Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung. Worth a dedicated listen after — 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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Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao and Joyce Godenzi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A lethal secret arsenal was left behind in the jungle of Vietnam. Their job: find it and destroy it!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sammo Hung directs. Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai behind the camera. Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

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Things worth knowing

139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.
3Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao and Joyce Godenzi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A lethal secret arsenal was left behind in the jungle of Vietnam. Their job: find it and destroy it!".
8IMDB entry: tt0090956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 13 different titles around the world.