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The Terror of the Tongs (1961)

The Terror of the Tongs poster
Directed by
Anthony Bushell
Genre
adventure film, crime film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British sea captain in 1910s Hong Kong seeks revenge after his daughter is killed by a secret society. He goes undercover to take down the ruthless gang.

adventuroussuspensefulfast-paceddarkmenacingvisceralperiodstylized

What happens

The Terror of the Tongs is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Anthony Bushell, written by Jimmy Sangster and starring Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee, Marne Maitland and Yvonne Monlaur. Bernard Robinson was Production Designer, Thomas Goswell and Don Mingaye were Art Directors, Roy Ashton did Makeup and John Peverall was Assistant Director. The British prints were released in Technicolor, while the US print were in Eastman Color. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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