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| Bruce Lee | ... | Chen Zhen | |
| Nora Miao | ... | Yuan Le-erh (as Miao Ker Hsiu) | |
| James Tien | ... | Fan Chun-hsia | |
| Maria Yi | ... | Yen | |
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Robert Baker | ... | Petrov |
| Fu Ching Chen | ... | Chao | |
| Shan Chin | ... | Tung | |
| Ying-Chieh Han | ... | Feng Kwai-sher | |
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Chikara Hashimoto | ... | Hiroshi Suzuki (as Riki Hashimoto) |
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Jun Katsumura | ... | Suzuki's bodyguard |
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Chung-Hsin Huang | ... | Tien |
| Kun Li | ... | Hsu (as Quin Lee) | |
| Feng Tien | ... | Fan | |
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Ying-Chi Li | ... | Li (as Yin Chi Lee) |
| Tony Liu | ... | Chin | |
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Returning to Shanghai to marry his fiancée, Chen Zhen (Bruce Lee) a student of renowned martial arts teacher Huo Yuanjia, discovers his sifu has died. During the funeral, members of a local Japanese dojo show up and insult the Chinese students. The bullying continues, with Chen fighting back, but when he discovers the truth - that his teacher was poisoned on the orders of the dojo's master - he sets off on a doomed mission of revenge. Written by Matti-Man
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
9 September 1972 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$100,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Chen: [shouts] Why did you kill my teacher? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
[With each "Why?" he puts his fist into the cook. With the last blow, the cook's ribs crack and he dies]
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Written by György Ligeti
Performed by Das Orchester des Südwestfunks Baden-Baden
Courtesy of MGM Records
Brief excerpt, played twice, during dramatic death scenes
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Jackie Chan doubled for Chikara Hashimoto for the scene where Chen kicks him out of the window. He took the kick and flew several feet. Bruce Lee immediately checked to see if he was okay. Chan played a guard Lee kills in Enter the Dragon (1973). See more »Goofs
In the final battle as Suzuki is kicked through the shoji screen, you can see his white belt wrapping itself around the stunt wire used to lower him down to the ground below. See more »Quotes
[Chen has overheard the cook saying he poisoned his teacher. Enraged, he bursts in and shoves him against the wall]Chen: [shouts] Why did you kill my teacher? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
[With each "Why?" he puts his fist into the cook. With the last blow, the cook's ribs crack and he dies]
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Alternate Versions
For its original 1972 UK cinema release the BBFC requested a cut to remove a shot of a flying throat kick, though it appeared intact in all early theatrical prints and was possibly waived before release. In 1978 the film was withdrawn by BBFC director (together with ) and all nunchaku footage removed together with the previously mentioned throat kick, and these cuts, (totalling 2 mins 51 secs) would persist in all of the film's UK video releases. The cuts were fully restored for the 2001 Hong Kong Legends release. See more »Soundtracks
AtmospheresWritten by György Ligeti
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...most of you have seen the dubbed, cutted version. this review is for the uncut version.
bruce lee makes his most memorable performance in this excellent martial art film. the main character is not the perfect kind forgiving guy you always see in these types of movies. he cannot forgive all he can think of is revenge. he's even prepared to kick down some innocent people on the side if need be to achieve his goal.
martial art movies often suffer from the same problems as porn movies do. the lack of a decent plot.
in this one bad guys are really bad guys, the good guy is like 'the punisher', shows anger in every turn but is unable to show his emotions towards his girlfriend. here even the ending is an unconventional one.
a very good film, compared to the remake with jet li bruce lee's movie loses in great fighting scenes, but wins in attitude and depth. jet li wasn't very believable as chen zhen, but you can see the fire burning in bruce's eyes in every single screen.