Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- frantic
- irreverent
- visceral
- martial arts movie night
- hong kong action marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The prisoners' Vietnam operation combines battlefield firefights with elaborate martial arts duels and Sammo Hung's Hong Kong action sensibility.
The multinational group forms a makeshift unit, suffers repeated losses, and continues toward the missile depot despite overwhelming attrition.
The group is captured because one member is a double agent, making internal trust as dangerous as the enemy outside.
The mission crosses Vietnam's jungle terrain, an uncrossable bridge, and a secret weapons base through large-scale fights and practical stunt work.
Films like Eastern Condors, and why
The Magnificent Butcher
martial arts action fused with wartime combat, ensemble camaraderie, and brutal jungle mission stakes
Project A
hong kong action filmmaking, spectacular hand-to-hand combat, and a charismatic comic-action ensemble
The Delta Force
war mission structure, escalating battlefield peril, and intense close-quarters combat
Rambo: First Blood Part II
hard-driving military action, desperate survival, and stylized combat choreography
Movie Details
- Director
- Sammo Hung
- Release Date
- 1987-07-09
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (122)
Cast
- Sammo Hung
- Yuen Biao
- Joyce Godenzi
- Yuen Wah
- Lam Ching-Ying
- Yasuaki Kurata
- Dick Wei
- Billy Chow Bei-Lei
- Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin
- Susan Ha Chi-Chun
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Eastern Condors about?
- A condemned band of prisoners fights through Vietnam’s jungles, betrayal, and enemy strongholds in a ferocious Hong Kong kung fu war adventure.
- What is Eastern Condors like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eastern Condors as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Eastern Condors violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Eastern Condors as graphic.
- Which films are like Eastern Condors?
- Films with a similar feel include The Magnificent Butcher, Project A, The Delta Force, and Rambo: First Blood Part II.
- How long is Eastern Condors?
- Eastern Condors runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Eastern Condors?
- In United States, Eastern Condors is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
