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Dragon Fight is a Hongkongais film of genre Thriller directed by Billy Tang with Jet Li
Dragon Fight (1989)
Lung joi tin ngai
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Add to a movie listDragon Fight (龍在天涯, pinyin: Long zai tian ya) is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by Billy Tang Hin-Shing, written by James Yuen (screenplay) and Sally Nichols, and starring Jet Li.
Synopsis
Lap and Wei were childhood buddies who grew up training together in the state-sponsored martial arts troupe. Wei felt there was no future in the troupe and plotted to remain illegally in the USA when the troupe was on a performance tour. Lap found out at the airport just before their return flight and tried to stop Wei. Lap not only failed to dissuade Wei, he also became the unwitting scapegoat after Wei unintentionally killed an airport police. Both went separate paths.Actors
Jet Li
(Jimmy Lee Kwok Lap)
Stephen Chow
(Andy Yau)
Dick Wei
(Tiger Wong Wai)
Nina Li Chi
(Penny (Kuen))
Mark Williams
(Ray)
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