The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
July 31, 1975Release Date
The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
July 31, 1975Release Date


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Cast & Crew.

Jimmy Wang Yu
Fang / Second Unit Director

George Lazenby
Wilton

Hugh Keays-Byrne
Morrie Grosse

Roger Ward
Bob Taylor

Rosalind Speirs
Caroline Thorne

Grant Page
Assassin / Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double / Stunts

Rebecca Gilling
Angelica

Frank Thring
Willard

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Win Chan / Martial Arts Choreographer

Deryck Barnes
Veterinary Doctor

Bill Hunter
Peterson

Ian Jamieson
Drug Courier / Stunts

Elaine Wong
Chinese Girl

John Orcsik
Charles

Geoff Brown
Martial Arts Heavy

Kevin Broadribb
Martial Arts Heavy / Still Photographer

Brian Trenchard-Smith
Martial Arts Heavy / Director / Screenplay

Peter Armstrong
Wilton's Bodyguard

Rangi Nikora
Wilton's Bodyguard

Bob Hicks
Wilton's Bodyguard / Stunts

Max Aspin
Wilton's Bodyguard / Stunts

Robert Fay
Wilton's Bodyguard

Ruth Erica
Target Girl

Sammy Armstrong
Annoyed Driver (uncredited)

Phillip Avalon
Uluru Cop (uncredited)

David Bracks
Worker with Stop Sign (uncredited)

Chan Ming-Wai
Martial Artist (uncredited) / Stunts

Cheung Chok-Chow
Cook (uncredited)

John Cheung Ng-Long
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Geordie Dryden
Picnic Bystander (uncredited) / Key Grip

Gerry Gauslaa
Assassin on Motorcycle (uncredited) / Stunts

Lam Ching-Ying
Martial Artist (uncredited) / Stunts

Lam Hak-Ming
Martial Artist / Hotel Assassin (uncredited) / Stunts

Lam Yuen
Cook (uncredited)

Mars
Police Cadet (uncredited)

André E. Morgan
Rooftop Gunman (uncredited) / Executive Producer

Ng Kit-Keung
Martial Artist (uncredited)

Tong Kam-Tong
Martial Artist (uncredited)

Wilson Tong
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

To Wai-Wo
Martial Artist (uncredited) / Stunts

Alan Walker
Roadhog (uncredited) / Stunts

Wan Ling-Kwong
Restaurant Bartender (uncredited)

Wong Shu-Tong
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Kim Wran
Courthouse Bystander (uncredited)

Yeung Sai-Gwan
Martial Artist (uncredited)

Yuen Biao
Martial Artist (uncredited) / Stunts

Corey Yuen Kwai
Martial Artist / Hotel Assassin (uncredited) / Stunts

Raymond Chow
Producer

John Fraser
Producer

Noel Quinlan
Original Music Composer

Russell Boyd
Director of Photography

Peter Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator

Chu Yat-Hung
Assistant Director

Hal McElroy
Assistant Director

Michael Falloon
Production Assistant

Pom Oliver
Production Coordinator

Lau Tin-Chi
Production Coordinator

Chin Sam
Art Direction

Gary Walker
Special Effects

Dan Tyler
Special Effects

Li Wing
Special Effects

Rangi Nicholls
Stunts

David Gribble
Camera Operator

Rina Hofmanis
Makeup Artist

Tu Yung-Wei
Makeup Artist

Nixon Binney
Assistant Camera

John Swaffield
Assistant Camera

Tai Foo-Wah
Assistant Camera

Lyn McEncroe
Continuity

Yeung Hua
Continuity

Tomash Pokorry
Assistant Editor / Sound Editor

Thomas Liang
Assistant Editor

Errol Sullivan
Second Assistant Director

Madalena Chan
Second Assistant Director

Brian Bansgrove
Gaffer

Cheng Hui-Jan
Gaffer / Additional Photography

Cliff Curll
Sound Recordist

Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung
Sound Recordist

Tim Lloyd
Sound Recordist

Peter Fenton
Sound Mixer

Julian Ellingworth
Sound Mixer

Chow Shao-Lung
Sound Mixer / Sound Editor

Lindsay Frazer
Sound Editor

David Cooper
Boom Operator

Alan Lake
Post Production Supervisor

Louis Sit
Post Production Supervisor

Winner Huang
Key Grip

Vic Davies
Grip

Alan Fang
Grip

John Seale
Additional Photography

Ian Alfonso
Additional Photography

Peter Viskovitch
Additional Photography

Keith Calder
Additional Photography

Mont Fieguth
Property Master

Haung Gau
Property Master / Assistant Art Director

Bruce Finlayson
Wardrobe Supervisor

Chu Sheng-Shi
Wardrobe Supervisor

Graham 'Grace' Walker
Set Dresser / Property Buyer

Wong Shun-Chang
Set Dresser / Property Buyer

Christopher Webster
Assistant Art Director

Mark Pearson
Production Assistant

Robert Leung
Production Assistant

Haywood Pan
Production Assistant

Anna Augunas
Production Secretary

Charles Stringer
Still Photographer

Chan Yuk
Still Photographer

Chan Wai-Loy
Still Photographer

Harry Williams
Catering

Gum Wah
Catering

Joy Wellburn
Negative Cutter

David Hannay
Executive Producer

Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
Editor
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Details.
Release DateJuly 31, 1975
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Man from Hong Kong (Chinese: 直搗黃龍), originally released in the US as The Dragon Flies, is a 1975 action film written and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith in his directorial debut and starring Jimmy Wang Yu and George Lazenby, with Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward, Rosalind Speirs, Rebecca Gilling, Sammo Hung, Grant Page and Frank Thring in supporting roles. The first film to be made as an international coproduction between Australia and Hong Kong, it serves as a satire of the James Bond and Dirty Harry franchises, combined with tropes of the concurrent chopsocky craze. Its plot follows Inspector Fang Sing Leng (Wang) of the RHKPF's Special Branch, who travels to Sydney to perform an extradition, only to find himself locked in battle with Jack Wilton (Lazenby), the city's most powerful crime lord.
Having gained experience as an editor of film trailers and director of television documentaries, Trenchard-Smith established a connection with Golden Harvest producers Raymond Chow and Andre Morgan while making two TV specials, The World of Kung Fu (1973) and Kung Fu Killers (1974). Originally conceived as a Bruce Lee vehicle, the film was reconfigured as Wang's English-language debut following Lee's death; much of the remaining cast and crew had previously worked on Trenchard-Smith's documentary films and on Sandy Harbutt's outlaw biker film Stone (1974). Its budget was jointly funded by Golden Harvest, Greater Union and the Australian Film Development Commission.
The Man from Hong Kong features multiple large-scale action scenes with elaborate, dangerous stunts. It includes a fight scene between Hung and Ward atop Uluru/Ayers Rock as the film's opening setpiece, several car chases devised by Stone's Peter Armstrong, hang-gliding sequences performed over Hong Kong and Sydney Harbour by Page — who would achieve further recognition as the stunt coordinator of Mad Max (1979) — and a climactic battle between Wang and Lazenby in which the latter is briefly set on fire, which caused injury to the actor's hand. The film's theme song, "Sky High" by Jigsaw, became a one-hit wonder during the latter half of 1975.
Although the film was released in a wide array of markets and turned a profit, The Man from Hong Kong was not the blockbuster Trenchard-Smith and the film's producers had hoped it would be upon its initial release; in Australia, its box office performance was limited as a result of its R rating. Later restored by the Australian National Film and Sound Archive, it has since garnered a cult following as one of the key films of the Ozploitation cycle and Trenchard-Smith's career, and was prominently featured in the documentary Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008).
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