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A kid from the mean streets of 1920's New York flees the police aboard a ship bound for the orient. Hijacked at sea, he is adopted by a rogueish pirate (Roger Moore) who sells him to a martial arts school on a remote island. There he is prepared to enter a global fighting challenge staged at the mystical, mysterious Lost City of Tibet.
Synopsis
When agile street thug Chris Dubois decides to take a trip around the world, he has no idea how extraordinary
his adventure will become. Dubois is first kidnapped and enslaved by gun runners, but fortunately, he is rescued by Dobbs, a pirate. Dobbs turns him over to Khao, Tibet's kickboxing master. Khao trains Dubois in the martial arts, with Dubois becoming so skilled, he enters the "Ghan-gheng," an ancient fighting tournament. Only the best combatants from around the globe can compete in the event, which reflects the various fighting styles of its multi-cultural participants. Chris finds that the Ghan-gheng tests him mentally, physically, and even morally. Does he have enough of what it takes to win it all?
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Released theatrically in the USA April 26, 1996.
Presented by MDP Worldwide.
Color by DeLuxe; shot in Panavision widescreen, with DTS sound.
Additional cast: Aki Aleong Khan (Khao).
Additional credit: Kuladee (Gai) Suchatanont (set decorator).
Copyright 1996 Universal City Studios, Inc. and Selima Films A.V.V.
Industry Reviews
"...With the same grace and discipline he displays in front of the camera, Jean-Claude Van Damme makes a socko directorial debut with THE QUEST, a martial arts adventure odyssey that's epic in scale and high in style..."
Los Angeles Times - p.F10 - Kevin Thomas (04/26/1996)
"...In the arena of expertly choreographed man-to-man mayhem, Van Damme ranks among the champs..."
Chicago Sun-Times - p.34 - Lon Grahnke (04/26/1996)
Quotations
Theatrical release: June 27, 1957.
Filmed on location in New York City.
Burt Lancaster was one of the first film actors to become an independent producer; in 1948 he formed the company Hill, Hecht & Lancaster with his agent Harold Hecht and producer James Hill. Lancaster¿s company produced SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS.
Ernest Lehman based the character J.J. Hunsecker on real-life celebrity gossip columnist Walter Winchell. In 1998, a biopic about the writer, WINCHELL, aired on television.
For Tony Curtis, the part of Sidney Falco was a breakout dramatic role--in his prior film work, he had been typecast either as juvenile delinquents or swashbuckling heroes.
The character Steve Dallas (Martin Milner) plays with real-life jazz musicians of the Chico Hamilton Quintet, who wrote and performed the film¿s songs.
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