When an evil land baron's son murders an innocent family, a Marshall is called in to escort him to be executed in the court of law far to the north. With the aid of an army of soldiers, the Marshall must fight off the Land Baron's assassins, who want to try and free his murderous son at every given chance. (Source: IMDb) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: 青龍客棧
- Also Known As: Bruce is Loose , 青天健皮奥翔 , Qing Tian Jian Piao Xiang , The Green Dragon Inn
- Director: Wu Min Hsiung
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Historical, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Yueh Hua in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)]( "Yueh Hua in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)")
Yueh HuaOuyang Ching YunMain Role -
![Lo Lieh in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)]( "Lo Lieh in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)")
Lo Lieh Main Role -
![Polly Shang Kuan in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)]( "Polly Shang Kuan in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)")
Polly Shang KuanWu Chang YinMain Role -
![Huang Chun in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)]( "Huang Chun in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)")
Huang ChunHsiung Ping ChungSupport Role -
![Cliff Ching in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)]( "Cliff Ching in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)")
Cliff Ching Support Role -
![Lee Ying in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)]( "Lee Ying in Green Dragon Inn Taiwanese Movie (1977)")
Lee Ying Support Role
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Reviews
The righteous official upholding the law in this movie was played as stiffly and unemotionally as possibly by Yueh Hua, whose stony expression never changed. Fortunately, Lo Lieh swaggered onto the scene as an interested party, with a more compelling performance and kung fu. Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan (yep, that's her whole stage name) popped in from time to time to shake things up with her sword and kung fu. This trusted trio bravely vowed to uphold the law in the face of overwhelming numbers.
With the exception of Polly's and Lo's, the fights felt overly staged at times, but were entertaining enough. The action was fairly non-stop. Oftentimes the story is overlooked, Green Dragon Inn's was simple but engrossing. This movie had a bad case of "run out of film" ending. If you watch a lot of martial arts movies, especially Shaw Brothers, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Green Dragon Inn had two problems that had nothing to do with the story or acting. In the version I watched the film had been ruthlessly cut to fit different screens. Much of the action, fighting and reaction shots were missing if they happened near the edges. This version was also dubbed. I'm pretty sure the same guy voiced all of the men's lines. As bad as dubbing is, in this situation, subbing would have been worse as the words would have been cutoff. I've seen movies where that happened and it was very frustrating. This movie is good enough with a famous enough cast to be remastered and restored to its former glory.
If you enjoy martial arts movies, especially from Taiwan, this is a good one to try. Even with the problems I mentioned, Green Dragon Inn was still a fun way to spend 90 minutes.
*As always, I grade these older niche movies on a curve.
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