A secret society of hongkong at the beginning of the century called the red dragon tong kidnaps the captain of a ship in the harbour of hongkong as he tries to detain the killers of his daughter. 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. Whatever happens to labour on thursday, we have not, one way or another, heard the last of peter. The terror of the tongs 1961 directed by anthony bushell. Icons of adventure the stranglers of bombay the terror of. In this gory, garishly colored melodrama, the villain is fu manchu himself, christopher lee is eminently hissable as the leader of a vicious chinese. Directed with gusto by anthony bushell and scripted by jimmy sangster, the film is. When two titles are shown for a single film, the first title is that as released in the uk, the second in the us. In 1910, hong kong members of a secret tong crime syndicate protect their identities by murdering the daughter of a british sea captain who vows revenge. Its notable for being little brother to the more lurid stranglers of bombay and having christopher lee in a protofu manchu role. Whether you use this document as a reference when things get difficult or as a road map to get you from beginning to end, were pretty sure youll find what youre looking for here. Terror of the tongs was previously on the icons of adventure set, which every member of this group probably owns. A channel 4 film crew has been following him around.
Brushoff from the terror of the tongs daily mail online. The terror, restored from original 35mm elements, was released april 26, 2011 from film chest and hd cinema classics. The stranglers of bombay is out of hammer film productions. Rent the stranglers of bombay the terror of the tongs. With christopher lee, yvonne monlaur, geoffrey toone, marne maitland. Subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips like on facebook. Stream gratuit a chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events. In this gory, garishly colored melodrama, the villain is fu manchu himself, christopher lee is eminently hissable as the leader of a vicious chinese tong operating in 1910 hong kong. The terror of the tongs original theatrical trailer 1961. Though jackson is captured and tortured by tong leader chung king, he escapes when a beggar sets him free. The terror of the tongs 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Aiding him is a young female halfcaste, lee, who, 15 years earlier, was sold by the tongs into bonded slavery. Rent the stranglers of bombay the terror of the tongs 1960. In those ancient days i thought tongs was a horror film. The setting is changed to hong kong in 1910 from india in the 19th century but the basic plot of a middleaged, yet youthful hero attempting to uncover the crimes of a secret sect in a british colony, being captured by the sect, and later released, having a personal. Guaranteed 100% original vintage movie posters picture palace movie posters is the website for original, vintage, collectible movie posters. The terror of the tongs 1961 full movie video dailymotion. The images displayed on this page are recent additions to the movie title stills collection, a website containing screen captures of titles from feature films. The pirates of blood river, meanwhile, went out on the childrens matinee circuit, on a doublebill with the ray harryhausen mysterious island.
The englsih speaking of lee was never an issue for me, on a contrary, its a rather degnifying contrast. Stream gratuit 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. The terror of the tongs 1961 classic horror film board. Terror of the tongs 1961 original vintage hammer horror. We guarantee to only deal in the very best original, most desirable rare film posters from 19201980 with an emphasis on great art and design of 1940s1960s and have a special interest in hammer horror, james bond 007, carry on films, hollywood. The terror of the tongs hammer studios 1961 chamber of horrors john argyle productions 194. The terror of the tongs movie posters from movie poster shop. Buy the terror of the tongs dvd from amazons movies store. Icons of adventure is a terrific quartet of picaresque features from britains hammer studios, best known for such unique horror films as the curse of frankenstein and the 1958 dracula, both starring peter cushing and christopher lee. Watch the terror of the tongs full movie in hd visit in 1910, hong kong, under the rule of the british empire, is a p. Hammer worked with limited budgets but almost always came up with suspenseful and colourful movies. The classic horror 4 movie pack features a quartet of vintage horror flicks, including five 1951, the mad magician 1954, the man who turned to stone 1957 and the terror of the tongs.
Nice little collection of four of the more obscure hammer horror titles and a must have for fans of christopher lee. Given the inability of the police to find the solution, the captain will initiate an investigation to discover the murderers of his daughter. Nov 15, 20 subscribe to hammer for all our latest releases and classic clips like on facebook. The terror of the tongs anthony bushell, 1961 surprisingly, i quite liked this atypical hammer offering, which is basically a companion piece to the stranglers of bombay 1960 with the setting changed to 1910s china, and the vicious thuggees replaced with the equally murderous red dragon tongs.
Its directed by terence fisher and written by david zelag goodman. The terror of the tongs 1961 anthony bushell, christopher. During its most productive period of activity 1947. Watch the terror of the tongs 1961 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Jimmy sangsters screenplay is pretty clever while keeping the story within budgetary constraints it doesnt attempt more than its budget would allow. The film looks good the color is really vibrant and i enjoyed that. Buy the terror of the tongs movie posters from movie poster shop. The film suffered extensive bbfc cuts which removed shots of bloody bodies and a mutilated hand, and also heavily edited the infamous bone scraping scene where jackson sales chest is pricked with needles. Regular titles as well as some ending credits and titles from trailers.
I never doubted that chinese people could speak perfect english. Christopher lee plays his role with his usual aplomb. The set includes a nuclear apocalypse, a murderous magician, and a roving gang of slave traders. The terror of the tongs 1961 letterboxd social film. The terror of the tongs 1961 treading similar territory to hammers. The terror of the tongs is a 1961 hammer film directed by anthony bushell and starring geoffrey toone, christopher lee and yvonne monlaur. Chris lee is good value here, but the film is somewhat let down by the blundering captain sale whose level of sleuthing rivals that of inspector clouseau. Find your sister and escape from a terrifying haunted house. Terror of the tongs is essentially a remake of hammers earlier the stranglers of bombay. The terror of the tongs 1961 anthony bushell synopsis. The film stars the late, great christopher lee as chung king, the leader of the tong in what is basically a dry run for his later roles as the maniacal fu manchu and that alone should tell you all you need to know about what kind of film terror of the tongs is. The terror of the tongs 1961 full movie download full hd. The terror of the tongs full1961movie chung king youtube. It is presented in widescreen with an aspect ratio of 16 x 9 and 5.
The terror of the tongs bluray christopher lee dvdbeaver. It stars guy rolfe, jan holden, andrew cruickshank, george pastell, marne maitland and paul stassino. Anthony bushell, 1961 4 film limited bluray edition world premiere on bluray four classic and controversial works from the vaults of hammer films, all released on bluray for the very first time. In the hong kong of 1910 the daughter of a captain of a british ship is assassinated by members of the society tong of the red dragon. It was more the whole evil asians imagery of the film that was my concern. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Icons of adventure the pirates of blood river, the devil. Slarek immerses himself in another wonderfully presented and featurerich release from indicator.
Music is by james bernard and cinematography by arthur grant. The terror of the tongs original theatrical trailer 1961 youtube. The world has moved on and technology that the young take for granted was unknown at the time it was made. Watch the terror of the tongs full movie in hd visit movie 28750 in 1910, hong kong, under the rule of the british empire, is a pr. Though jackson is captured and tortured by tong leader chung king. Yes, this is a film where nearly every major chinese speaking role is played by a. The english mono audio is crystal clear on all four titles, and all but stranglers include an additional french mono track. Sorry for the hasardous phrasing but the racist thing. The film is a quasiremake of hammers 1959 film the stranglers of bombay. Oct 12, 2017 i havent seen terror of the tongs since a saturday matinee at the lerose theater in october of 1961 on a bill with have rocket, will travel, of all things. Directed by anthony bushell starring christopher lee, yvonne monlaur, geoffrey toone, marne maitland, brian worth, ewen solon, burt kwouk indicator bluray uk r0 hd, sony dvd us r0 ntsc ws 1. Watch the terror of the tongs full movie in hd visit in 1910, hong kong, under the rule of the british empire, is a pr.
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