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Eastern Condors

1987 · 97 min

A gritty, propulsive war mission packed with martial-arts mayhem and a grim body count, leavened by rough camaraderie.

Directed by: Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Genres: Action, Adventure, War
Starring: Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi

Tagline: A lethal secret arsenal was left behind in the jungle of Vietnam. Their job: find it and destroy it!
Overview: A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.

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Directed by: Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Genres: Action, Adventure, War
Starring: Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
betrayal
justice
loyalty
Places: wilderness
military
prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	9
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, adventure, war
Directed by: Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Written by: Barry Wong Ping-yiu
Starring: Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi, Yuen Wah, Lam Ching-ying, Yasuaki Kurata, Dick Wei, Billy Chow Bei-lei
Music: Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung
Cinematography: Au Kam-Hung, Arthur Wong Ngok-tai
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English

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