The Way of the Dragon
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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.
- Director
- Bruce Lee
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Action
- Worldwide
- $27M
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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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Box Office & Release
The Way of the Dragon returned 207.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $130,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $27M
- Release date
- Dec 30, 1972
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Cantonese, English
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
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