Hong Kong Synopsis
龍的傳人
Chow plays a naive young kung fu student who leaves his rural home on a small island to find his fortune in Hong Kong under the dubious guidance of his uncle who cons him into using his natural skills as a snooker player for financial gain. This film also starred six-time world snooker finalist Jimmy White as Chow’s final opponent.
Comedy + Action in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Legend of the Dragon itself).
The 1990–1992 Hong Kong Window
Legend of the Dragon holds position #42 of 73 Hong Kong films in the 1990–1992 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Legend of the Dragon premiered alongside 22 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 1991.
The 314th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 43% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 19th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #478 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #150 of 266 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Magnum Films Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | March 7, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0100047 |