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Eastern Condors

Original title: Dung fong tuk ying
  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.5K
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Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
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A group of Asian prisoners is recruited, trained, armed and sent to Vietnam to destroy a cache of American weapons left behind after the Vietnam War, before the Vietcong discovers its locati... Read allA group of Asian prisoners is recruited, trained, armed and sent to Vietnam to destroy a cache of American weapons left behind after the Vietnam War, before the Vietcong discovers its location.A group of Asian prisoners is recruited, trained, armed and sent to Vietnam to destroy a cache of American weapons left behind after the Vietnam War, before the Vietcong discovers its location.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
  • Writer
    • Barry Wong
  • Stars
    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Biao Yuen
    • Haing S. Ngor
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  • Director
    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
  • Writer
    • Barry Wong
  • Stars
    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Biao Yuen
    • Haing S. Ngor
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    • 33User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung and Biao Yuen in Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Joyce Godenzi, and Biao Yuen in Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Joyce Godenzi, and Biao Yuen in Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Joyce Godenzi, and Biao Yuen in Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Joyce Godenzi, and Biao Yuen in Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Corey Yuen and Woo-Ping Yuen in Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Haing S. Ngor and Biao Yuen in Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung in Dung fong tuk ying (1987)
    Joyce Godenzi in Dung fong tuk ying (1987)

    Top cast

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    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Tung Ming-Sunas Tung Ming-Sun
    Biao Yuen
    Biao Yuen
    • Man Yen Chiehas Man Yen Chieh
    Haing S. Ngor
    Haing S. Ngor
    • Yeung Lungas Yeung Lung
    Ching-Ying Lam
    Ching-Ying Lam
    • Lieutenant Lamas Lieutenant Lam
    Billy Lau
    Billy Lau
    • Ching Tai-Hoias Ching Tai-Hoi
    • (as Lan Guang Lau)
    Kwok-Keung Cheung
    Kwok-Keung Cheung
    • Ching Tai-Kongas Ching Tai-Kong
    Joyce Godenzi
    Joyce Godenzi
    • Guerrilla Girl #1as Guerrilla Girl #1
    Man Yan Chiu
    • Guerrilla Girl #2as Guerrilla Girl #2
    Chi Jan Ha
    Chi Jan Ha
    • Guerrila Girl #3as Guerrila Girl #3
    • (as Chi Chun Ha)
    Charlie Chin
    Charlie Chin
    • Szeto Chunas Szeto Chun
    Melvin Wong
    Melvin Wong
    • Colonel Yangas Colonel Yang
    Woo-Ping Yuen
    Woo-Ping Yuen
    • Yam Yan-Heias Yam Yan-Hei
    Corey Yuen
    Corey Yuen
    • Judy Vuas Judy Vu
    • (as Kwai Yuen)
    Lung Chan
    Lung Chan
    • Potato Headas Potato Head
    Wah Yuen
    Wah Yuen
    • Giggling Generalas Giggling General
    Yasuaki Kurata
    Yasuaki Kurata
    • General's Elite Soldieras General's Elite Soldier
    Dick Wei
    Dick Wei
    • General's Elite Soldieras General's Elite Soldier
    Billy Chow
    Billy Chow
    • General's Elite Soldieras General's Elite Soldier
    • Director
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Writer
      • Barry Wong
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    Storyline

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    A motley group of Asian prisoners held in the US are given one chance for freedom. They are to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missles that the US left behind during the pull-out. The group, led by Lt. Lam and convict Tung, hook up with a trio of female freedom fighters and a happy go lucky martial artist named 'Rat'. The entire group is captured by the VC because one of them is a double agent, but they escape, cross an un-crossable bridge, and get to the secret base just ahead of the VC. By this point nearly all of the original group is dead, and it's up to Tung and Rat to fight the VC's leader, a bizarre giggling man who's lightning fast with martial arts. —Scott Hamilton <stomptokyo@aol.com>
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    • Genres
      • Action
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    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for violence and some language
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sammo Hung hired a personal trainer to help slim him down so he could more easily perform some of the acrobatic kicking combinations which he had devised for the project with his stunt team.
    • Quotes

      Ching: It's the Americans's fault. They got us into this. Idiot Americans, fucking America, goddamn America!

      Ming-Sun Tung: When this is over, where do you think you'll go?

      Ching: Back to America!

    • Alternate versions
      All UK versions had to be cut by 22 secs to remove real animal cruelty to conform with the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937. The casualty was the scene in which Yuen Biao rips a snake's head off. This cut was waived for the Eureka Entertainment release of 2019.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)

    User reviews33

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    8/10
    non-stop
    This is the original "balls-to-the-wall" Hong Kong action film. really, once the ex-con commandos parachute into Vietnam to dispose of a hidden arsenal the US left behind during the pull-out, the action never stops. Shootings, stabbing, explosions, and wild kung fu - with almost no discernible wire-works - the film is virtually one violent confrontation after another.

    which of course is the weakness of the film. Although Sammo Hung became known as a director thanks largely to an exquisite sense of the comedic, the comic touches here get swamped by the action. also, we never get to know any of these fighters very well - character development reduces to a selection of whatever cliché would fit a character if the character had a personality. None of them do. And finally I have to remark that what little drama there really is in the film, is all pretty grim.

    Still, this film is not, in the last analysis, about drama, character, or humor; it sets out to be THE action film of its decade. Whether it succeeds or not is debatable; but it certainly makes the right effort for it.
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    • Jun 28, 2006

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    • Release date
      • July 9, 1987 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ratnici s Istoka
    • Filming locations
      • Philippines
    • Production companies
      • Golden Harvest Company
      • Paragon Films Ltd.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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