Operation Condor
Seen it?1991 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Hired by a Spanish baron, Hong Kong treasure hunter Jackie, a.k.a. "Asian Hawk" and his entourage seek WWII Nazi gold buried in the Sahara Desert.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
72% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$24 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jackie Chan
- Jackie ChanJackie / Asian Hawk / Condor
- Carol ChengAda
- Eva CoboElsa
- Shôko IkedaMomoko
- Vincent LynMark
- Jonathan IsgarTasza
- Dan MintzAmon
- Božidar SmiljanićBaron Bannon / Duke Scapio
- Aldo SambrellAdolf
- Ken Lo Wai-kwongAdolf's Mercenary #1