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Dragon Force (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Dragon Force', also known as 'Powerforce', is a 1982 martial arts film that was directed by Michael Mak. It starred Bruce Baron, Frances Fong, Chi-Hung Chan, Sam Sorono, Yun Ho, Jackson Ng and Bruce Li.
Story
A princess is kidnapped by a general. An agent teams up with an international crime fighting organization called Dragon Force to rescue her.'The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies', By Bill Palmer, Karen Palmer, Richard Meyers - [https://books.google.com/books?id=qW8rAUX6yvIC&pg=PA271&dq=%22Dragon+Force%22Michael+Mak&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL3bq39vXaAhXFn5QKHTTZA-wQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=%22Dragon%20Force%22Michael%20Mak&f=false Page 271 2188, (Powerforce), (Dragonforce)]FilmAffinity - [https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film870641.html Dragon Force]
Background
Mak's efforts paid off. They used script-writers with Western names as well as some cast members. The film was shown in 52 countries and made a good profit in the millions.'Asiaweek', Volume 16, Issues 27-39 - [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=HTsLAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Dragon+Force%22Asiaweek&dq=%22Dragon+Force%22Asiaweek&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUlLqp9fXaAhVII5QKHb-GBScQ6AEIJzAA Page 104] The film was also shot originally in English.HKFilm.net - [http://www.hkfilm.net/dvdrevs/dragonimmortal2.htm Dragon Immortal: Disc 2 Dragon Force ] It is also called 'Power Force' and 'Shen Tan Guang Tou Mei'.British Film Institute - [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b693c8be8 SHEN TAN GUANG TOU MEI (1982)]
The story was written by Terry Chalmers, Dennis Thompsett and John Au Wa Hon.The Movie DB - The Movie DB Dragon Force (1982)
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