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The Terror of the Tongs

1961 · 76 min

A grim, old-fashioned crime thriller that trades on menace and exotic menace, with a stiff upper lip and sudden brutality.

Directed by
Anthony Bushell
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Christopher Lee, Yvonne Monlaur, Geoffrey Toone
Tagline
Terror stalks the street of opium dreams!
Overview
In 1910, Hong Kong, under the rule of the British Empire, is a prosperous and bustling city, but, hidden in the shadows of its many narrow streets, the hideous members of the Red Dragon gang, a branch of the evil Chinese secret society of the Tongs, lurk and murder those who oppose to their tyranny, which thrives on vice, crime and the fear of the weakest.

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Directed by
Anthony Bushell
Genres
Crime, Mystery
Starring
Christopher Lee, Yvonne Monlaur, Geoffrey Toone
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • crime
  • corruption
  • violence
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, mystery
Directed by
Anthony Bushell
Written by
Jimmy Sangster
Starring
Christopher Lee, Yvonne Monlaur, Geoffrey Toone, Marne Maitland, Brian Worth, Ewen Solon, Roger Delgado, Richard Leech
Music
James Bernard
Cinematography
Arthur Grant
Runtime
76 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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