Blood of the Dragon (film)
1971 film by Kao Pao-shu
Blood of the Dragon (追命槍), also known as The Desperate Chase, is a 1971 Hong Kong–Taiwanese wuxia film starring Jimmy Wang.
Plot
Chinese rebels attempt to oust Mongol forces that have conquered the land. A dying rebel entrusts a street urchin with delivering a secret message to a prince. A lone warrior, White Dragon, helps the street urchin deliver the message.
Cast
Jimmy Wang Yu as White Dragon / Lung Tai
Ted Henning - English voice of Lung Tai
Lisa Chiao Chiao as Miss Yan
Yau Lung as Ni Chiu
Yeung Yeung as Ma Tang
Miao Tian as Sing Pa-tou
Yee Yuen as General Tai
Got Siu-bo as Minor Official
Kong Ching-ha as Mrs Yang
Su Chen-ping as Kang Fu's Offsider
O Yau-man as Gold Leopard
Au Lap-bo as Waiter
Wong Fei-lung as Kang Fu (credited as Lung Fei)
Lui Jun as Mr Yang
Yuen Sam as Ma Tang's Lieutenant
Cheung Yee-kwai as Thug
Wong Wing-sang as Thug
Yu Chung-chiu
Tin Yau as Ma Chin
Gam Man-hei
Man Git
Hau Pak-wai
Wong Kwok-fai as Soldier
Lau Yau-bun as Soldier
Critical reception
DVD Talk rated the film "3 out of 5" and wrote in its review, "Wang Yu always did better when his stuff was outrageous, and this one just misses that mark, though he looks better with a weapon than in hand to hand combat. The soundtrack, by a group called Flood (obviously inserted on the film by some US/Euro distributor) is pure 70's prog rock and adds a nice giggle to the proceedings.
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