Red-Dragon


1h 30m 1967

Brief Synopsis

In a Hong Kong park, a man brushes against the arm of a girl sitting on a bench, and she slips to the ground, murdered. Immediately afterward, the man is kiled also. The F.B.I.(say what?) swings into action: the dead woman was connected with a jewel-smuggling ring, and the man was a federal agent.Federal agent Scott (Stewart Granger) is given the assignment and finds a way to sneak agent Carol (Rosanna Schiaffino) into the smuggling gang, and then contacts Norman (Paul Kronak), the F.B.I connection in Hong Kong. Carol is working now for Pierre Milot (Sieghardt Rupp), the man who directs the underground traffic for an unknown mysterious boss. Well, make that unknown to all but members of the audience who are not deaf, blind or have fallen asleep.

Film Details

Also Known As
A-009 missione Hong Kong, Das Geheimnis der drei Dschunken, Mission to Hong Kong
Release Date
Jan 1967
Premiere Information
Maryland license : 16 Mar 1967
Production Company
Arca-Film; P. E. A.
Distribution Company
Woolner Bros. Pictures
Country
Italy
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel La rivière des trois jonques by Georges Godefroy (Paris, 1956).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

Synopsis

An FBI agent and a woman involved in a smuggling racket are both murdered in Hong Kong, and another FBI agent, Michael Scott, is called in to investigate. Carol, assigned to assist Scott, is placed as a telegraphist in an organization suspected of conducting the smuggling operation. She is supervised by Pierre Milot and his mistress, Blanche, but the identity of the mastermind behind the combine remains a mystery. Scott contacts the regular Hong Kong FBI agent, Norman, who keeps in touch with both Scott and Carol by means of transmitters concealed in their wristwatches. Later Blanche discovers Carol trying to steal Milot's code book and subjects her to torture. Scott, meanwhile, has learned that river junks are being used to smuggle gems and electrical equipment to mainland China. After several attempts have been made upon his life, he suddenly finds himself face to face with the mysterious gang leader, who is revealed to be Norman. In a climactic fight aboard one of the junks, Scott succeeds in overpowering Norman and blowing up the boat. Satisfied with a job well done, Scott is reunited with Carol.

Film Details

Also Known As
A-009 missione Hong Kong, Das Geheimnis der drei Dschunken, Mission to Hong Kong
Release Date
Jan 1967
Premiere Information
Maryland license : 16 Mar 1967
Production Company
Arca-Film; P. E. A.
Distribution Company
Woolner Bros. Pictures
Country
Italy
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel La rivière des trois jonques by Georges Godefroy (Paris, 1956).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

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Notes

Location scenes filmed in Hong Kong. Released in West Germany in July 1965 as Das Geheimnis der drei Dschunken; in Rome in August 1965 as A-009 missione Hong Kong. U. S. pre-release title:Mission to Hong Kong. The following are credited in the United States under anglicized names: Hilda Somers (Helga Sommerfield), Frank Fontana (Franco Fantasia).