Year of the Dragon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-08-16

Languages:

Mandarin, English, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Polish

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

134 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (9737 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Cimino

Genres:

Action Crime Drama

Cast:

Mickey Rourke John Lone Ariane Leonard Termo

Writer:

Robert Daley (novel)

Oliver Stone (screenplay)

Michael Cimino (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Using unprecedented degrees of violence, young Joey Tai becomes the head of Chinese mafia in New York and undisputed leader of the Chinese community. Stanley White, the most decorated cop in New York and a Vietnam veteran, is put in charge of Chinatown. Both men are prone to breaking long-established rules and both men are unlikely to make compromises with each other, which leads to unavoidable and bloody conflict.

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