Action ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1985 · 2h 14m

Year of the Dragon

Year of the Dragon poster
Director
Michael Cimino
Cast
Mickey Rourke as Stanley White John Lone as Joey Tai Ariane as Tracy Tzu Leonard Termo as Angelo Rizzo Raymond J. Barry as Louis Bukowski Caroline Kava as Connie White
Crew
Alex Thomson — Director of Photography Françoise Bonnot — Editor Noëlle Boisson — Editor David Mansfield — Original Music Composer Michael Cimino — Screenplay Oliver Stone — Screenplay
Tagline

It isn't the Bronx or Brooklyn, it isn't even New York. It's Chinatown... and it's about to explode.

Synopsis

In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.

Trailer Year of the Dragon — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
drug smugglingheroinchinatownchinese mafiacop
Key Collaborators
Michael Cimino Director Alex Thomson Director of Photography Françoise Bonnot Editor Noëlle Boisson Editor David Mansfield Original Music Composer Michael Cimino Screenplay Oliver Stone Screenplay Robert Daley Novel Dino De Laurentiis Producer Wolf Kroeger Production Design Marietta Ciriello Costume Design
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