Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons

Year: 1967

Runtime: 104 mins

Language: English

Director: Jeremy Summers

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While traveling through the neon‑lit streets of Hong Kong, Bob Mitchell unwittingly becomes caught in a dangerous power play. He is drawn into tense negotiations between the ruthless Five Golden Dragons gang and rival local mobsters, thrusting him into a web of crime, gold‑fueled greed and relentless intrigue, as loyalties shift and danger closes in.

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Timeline & Setting – Five Golden Dragons (1967)

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Time period

Location

Hong Kong, Blue World nightclub, Mitchell's hotel suite, Dragons' meeting room

The story unfolds in Hong Kong, a neon-lit port city that serves as the international base for the Five Golden Dragons and their illicit operations. The Blue World nightclub operates as a front for performances and covert plots, while luxury hotels host tense meetings and escapes. Secret dragon-head insignias and hidden meeting rooms mark the clandestine dealings at the heart of this global crime network.

🏙️ Hong Kong 🕵️ Crime underworld 🎭 Nightlife

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Main Characters – Five Golden Dragons (1967)

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Dragon #4 (Christopher Lee)

A masked member of the Five Golden Dragons who embodies the syndicate's cool, calculating reach and wields power from behind the facade of elegance.

🐉 Dragon 🗝️ Masked influence 💼 Criminal mastermind

Dragon #2 (George Raft)

A veteran Dragon whose arrival signals expansion of the group's reach in Hong Kong; calm, calculating, and careful with information.

🐉 Dragon 🧭 Power broker 🕵️‍♂️ Cunning

Dragon #3 (Brian Donlevy)

One of the core Dragons; his presence tightens the syndicate's plans as the scheme unfolds in Hong Kong.

🐉 Dragon 🗝️ Insider 💰 Investor

Dragon #1 (Dan Duryea)

The fourth Dragon member whose actions propel the plot toward a clandestine confrontation within the Dragons' inner circle.

🐉 Dragon 🕵️‍♂️ Strategist ⚖️ Risk taker

Gert (Klaus Kinski)

A ruthless killer working for the Dragons; a menacing presence who enforces the syndicate's will with violence.

🔪 Assassin 🗝️ Lawless operator 🕷️ Menacing

Peterson (Sieghardt Rupp)

Shady nightclub manager who brokers deals and orchestrates the double-cross; sly, calculating, and self-preserving.

🎭 Manager 🗝️ Schemer 🕵️‍♂️ Double-crosser

Ingrid (Maria Rohm)

Sister of Margret; captured and entangled in the Dragons' plots; her fate and affiliation influence Mitchell's actions.

👧 Sister 🕯️ Captive 💔 Emotional

Margret (Maria Perschy)

Sister who admits covert ties to the Dragons as a stewardess; her death marks the peril of informants within the conspiracy.

👧 Sister 🧭 Informant 💀 Victim

Magda (Margaret Lee)

The club's star singer who becomes entangled in the scheme; her actions help drive a key cross in the plan.

🎤 Performer 🗝️ Manipulator 🕵️‍♂️ Ally/Antagonist

Bob Mitchell (Robert Cummings)

American playboy posing as Doctor Mitchell; he pursues Ingrid and navigates danger with wit and daring.

🌍 Visitor 🕵️‍♂️ Detective-in-disguise 💼 Leverage

Inspector Chiao (Roy Chiao)

A sharp-witted inspector who pieces together clues and quotes as part of the pursuit against the Dragons.

👮 Inspector 🗝️ Intellectual 🧠 Quick-witted

Comm. Sanders (Rupert Davies)

The Shakespeare-quoting police commissioner who drives the investigation and acts as a moral counterweight to the criminals.

👮 Commissioner 🗝️ Strategist 🧠 Eloquent

Yukari Ito (Yukari Ito)

Japan's popular nightclub singer appearing at the Blue World; her performances intersect with the plot's danger and intrigue.

🎤 Performer 🗝️ Catalyst 💃 Entertainer

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Major Themes – Five Golden Dragons (1967)

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🤑 Greed & Betrayal

The Dragons' plan to cash out to the Mafia triggers fear and backstabbing as each member seeks a larger share. Greed drives double-crosses, murder, and the precarious balance of power within the secret society.

🕵️‍♂️ Investigation & Justice

Commissioner Sanders and Inspector Chiao pursue the syndicate through hotel rooms, nightclubs, and secret chambers. Their pursuit threads together clues and Shakespearean flourishes, driving the plot toward a climactic arrest.

🎭 Disguise & Deception

Disguises and stagecraft propel the narrative: a visiting American with a hidden identity, a dragon masked in a cabinet, and a crucial swap that flips the balance of power.

🗝️ Secret Society

The Five Golden Dragons form a clandestine fraternity, each bearing a dragon head and a cabinet key. Trust is fragile, and the fear of betrayal threatens the entire order.

🎤 Showbiz & Deception

The Blue World nightclub doubles as a cover for plots as Magda, Yukari Ito, and others perform while covert schemes unfold. Glamour and danger intertwine in the shadows of fame.

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