The Way of the Dragon
“The Colosseum . . the battleground of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.”
After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.
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Cast
34 people
Bruce Lee
Tang Lung
Known for
Enter the Dragon
Fist of Fury
Nora Miao
Chen Ching Hua
Known for
Fist of Fury
The Big Boss
Chuck Norris
Colt
Known for
The Expendables 2
Walker, Texas Ranger
Wei Ping-Ao
Ho
Known for
Fist of Fury
Hapkido
Huang Tsung-Hsun
'Uncle' Wang
Known for
Fist of Fury
The One-Armed Swordsman
Robert Wall
Fred
Known for
Enter the Dragon
Game of Death
Hwang In-shik
Japanese Fighter
Known for
The Young Master
Dragon Lord
Chin Ti
Ah Quen
Known for
Hapkido
Fantasy Mission Force
Tony Liu Tian-jue
Tony
Known for
The Big Boss
Fist of Fury
Little Unicorn
Jimmy
Also in
Fist of Unicorn
Come Drink with Me
Malisa Longo
Italian Beauty
Known for
A Cat in the Brain
Miranda
Wu Ngan
Waiter
Also in
Stoner
Bruce Lee Director · Joe Cheung Tung-cho Story Joseph Koo Composer
Worldwide gross $27M · Budget $130K · United States release August 7, 1974
Box office
Budget
$130,000
Worldwide gross
$27,000,000
Gross vs. budget
207.7×
Production
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Production
Concord Productions
Production
Golden Harvest Company
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · China · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
猛龍過江
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · Italian
Release dates
Denmark · December 30, 1972
Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China · December 30, 1972
Theatrical
United States · August 7, 1974
Theatrical · Re-release
United States
January 8, 2007 · TV
Australia
October 11, 1974 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 7, 1974 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
October 18, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Fantasmagoría - Festival de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de Medellín
Finland
November 30, 2001 · Physical · DVD
May 18, 2003 · TV
France
December 18, 1974 · Theatrical
Germany
August 22, 1975 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hong Kong SAR China
January 1, 1982 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 7, 2006 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
November 13, 1986 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 1, 2023 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Italy
January 11, 1974 · Theatrical · Milan
February 15, 1974 · Theatrical
January 1, 1975 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
January 25, 1975 · Theatrical
October 4, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 22, 2005 · Premiere · Hong Kong Film Festival in Tokyo
Mexico
August 17, 1994 · Physical
Netherlands
March 6, 2004 · TV · Veronica
September 20, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Russia
January 21, 2010 · Physical · DVD, «Azimut»
August 8, 2020 · Digital · «Maurice Film»
South Korea
May 18, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
September 15, 1975 · Theatrical · Barcelona
November 10, 1975 · Theatrical · Madrid
August 17, 1994 · TV
Sweden
December 30, 1972 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 2, 1976 · Theatrical
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