The Game of Death (1978)

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85 min - Action | Crime | Drama - 8 June 1979 (USA)

5.7

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A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Bruce Lee	...	Billy-Lo (archive footage)
	Colleen Camp	...	Ann Morris
	Dean Jagger	...	Dr. Land
	Gig Young	...	Jim Marshall
	Tai Chung Kim	...	Billy Lo (as Kim Tai Jong)
	Biao Yuen	...	Billy Lo (as Bill Yuen)
	Robert Wall	...	Carl Miller
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Hakim (archive footage)
	Mel Novak	...	Stick
	Hugh O'Brian	...	Steiner
	James Tien	...	Charlie Wang (also archive footage)
	Dan Inosanto	...	Pasqual (also archive footage) (as Danny Inosanto)
	Chuck Norris	...	Fighter (archive footage)
	Roy Chiao	...	Henry Lo
	Russell Cawthorne	...	Surgeon

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Storyline

In this movie, Bruce Lee is a very famous martial-arts master who stars in many films. After an unsuccessful murder attempt against him, everyone thinks his is dead, but he's just hiding, preparing his revenge... Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>

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Bruce Lee challenges the underworld to a Game of Death.

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Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

Hong Kong | USA

Language:

English | Mandarin | Cantonese

Release Date:

8 June 1979 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Bruce Lee's Game of Death See more »

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China See more »

Box Office

Gross:

HKD 3,436,169 (Hong Kong) (1978)

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Concord Productions Inc., Golden Harvest Company See more »

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Mono

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Color (Technicolor)

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2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Chuck Norris was considered for the role of Steiner, but turned it down. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Steiner fires his pistol at Billy Lo, the smoke of the bullet impacting the tree appears on the opposite side. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Director: Cut! Okay, that's a print. That was great, Billy! Okay everybody...
[stage light collapses, crew gasps]
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Connections

Referenced in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Street Dance No. 1"
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Music by Andre Morgan See more »

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