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A City Called Dragon (1970)

A City Called Dragon poster
Original title
龍城十日
Directed by
Tu Chung-hsun
Genre
action, adventure, thriller
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman arrives in a fortified town to investigate something hidden. She faces threats from local authorities and tries to uncover the truth in ten days.

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What happens

A City Called Dragon (龍城十日, Long cheng shi ri, « Dix jours dans la cité du dragon ») est un film taiwanais réalisé par Tu Chung-hsun (sous le nom de Larry C. H. Tu) et sorti en 1970. Il remporte un prix au festival du Golden Horse en 1971 (meilleur espoir féminin, attribué à mademoiselle Hsu). Le réalisateur est un assistant de King Hu, dont l'influence stylistique est perceptible. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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