The Man from Hong Kong [Blu-ray]

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith, Jimmy Wang Yu Brian Trenchard-Smith

Overview

The Far East and the Land Down Under are about to have a head-on collision in this action drama. Fang (Jimmy Wang Yu) is an undercover detective from Hong Kong sent to Australia to crack open the operation of a Sydney mob boss named Wilton (George Lazenby). Fang puts his skills as a hang glider pilot and martial arts master to work as he sets up Wilton for a literally explosive finale. Samo Hung (aka Kim Po Hung), later to become a major martial arts star in his own right, appears in a supporting role and has an impressive battle with an Australian cop. The film also features the song "Sky High" by Jigsaw, which would go on to become a Top 40 hit.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/28/2021
UPC:	0700261485157
Original Release:	1975
Source:	Twilight Time
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	7,086

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jimmy Wang Yu	Inspector Fang Sing Leng
George Lazenby	Jack Wilton
Ros Spiers	Caroline Thorne
Hugh Keays-Byrne	Morrie Grosse
Roger Ward	Bob
Grant Page	Assassin
Rebecca Gilling	Angelica
Frank Thring	Willard
Hung Kim Po	Win Chan
Deryck Barnes	Veterinarian
Bill Hunter	Peterson
Ian Jamieson	The Drug Courier
Noel Quinlan	Composer

Technical Credits

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Peter Armstrong	Stunts
Raymond Chow	Producer
John Fraser	Producer
Sammo Hung	Stunts
Grant Page	Stunts
Brian Trenchard-Smith	Director,Screenwriter
Jimmy Wang Yu	Director
David Hannay	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

This attempt at a crossover vehicle for martial arts film hero Jimmy Wang Yu is as action-packed as one might expect and plenty of fun for viewers in the right mood. Brian Trenchard-Smith's script is basically an excuse for a series of elaborate fight and stunt sequences but it rolls along at a nice clip once it gets going. Even better, Trenchard-Smith's direction is stylish and inspired, giving the whole thing a 'Bond film'-styled glossiness while delivering the expected grit and punch in the action sequences: highlights include a foot chase that becomes an all-out brawl in a restaurant and a car chase on narrow roads that packs in an exhausting amount of mayhem. Wang Yu doesn't always seem at ease in his unfamiliar surroundings (and the English dubbing given to him is indifferent at best) but he dazzles in the many fight scenes and he is provided a worth adversary in George Lazenby, who chews the scenery with relish as a thoroughly hateful playboy villain. In short, The Man From Hong Kong might be a little too outrageous and "comic book" in tone for those used to mainstream action fare but fans of 1970's exploitation films and kung fu fans will find an explosive, unexpectedly lavish delight.

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