The Man From Hong Kong (1975)

Director
Brian Trenchard-Smith

Main cast
George Lazenby; Jimmy Wang Yu; Hugh Keays-Byrne; Sammo Hung; Roger Ward

Genres
Action, Crime

Description
Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng (Jimmy Wang Yu) from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.


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