That Man Bolt

That Man Bolt
Original film poster
Directed byDavid Lowell Rich
Henry Levin
Screenplay byRanald MacDougall
Charles Eric Johnson
Story byCharles Eric Johnson
Produced byBernard Schwartz
StarringFred Williamson
CinematographyGerald Perry Finnerman
Edited byCarl Pingitore
Robert F. Shugrue
Music byCharles Bernstein
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 21, 1973 (1973-12-21) (New York City)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

That Man Bolt is a 1973 American action film directed by David Lowell Rich and Henry Levin. It stars Fred Williamson in the title role of a courier and Byron Webster.[1] The film combined several genres: blaxploitation, the martial arts film, and James Bond superspy films (with some posters featuring the tagline "He's Bonded"[2]). It was filmed in Hong Kong, Macau and the United States and featured several martial arts experts in action: Mike Stone, World Professional Light Heavyweight Karate Champion,[3] Kenji Kazama Japan Kickboxing Champion, Emil Farkas, European Black Belt Karate Champion,[4] and David Chow,[5] Former California State Judo Champion.[6] It was titled Operation Hong Kong outside the United States. Peter Crowcroft wrote the novelization of the screenplay.

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  2. ^ "Media History Digitial Library". Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Grandmaster Mike Stone". Karatekidzonline.com. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Emil Farkas, "Sensei To The Stars" And A Lot More". TheMartialArtsReporter.com. January 28, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Master David Chow". Usadojo.com. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "That Man Bolt : Taglines". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 21, 2013.