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A documentary showing the life of Bruce Lee up-close.A documentary showing the life of Bruce Lee up-close.A documentary showing the life of Bruce Lee up-close.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Mantis
- (archive footage)
Sun-Man Bae
- First Tung (scenes from The Story)
- (archive footage)
Pierre Berton
- Self
- (archive footage)
Yuan Chieh
- Fighter accomplice
- (archive footage)
Doug Copsey
- Narration
- (voice)
James Franciscus
- Mike Longstreet
- (archive footage)
James Garner
- Philip Marlowe
- (archive footage)
Hee-Soo Hwang
- Sister (scenes from The Story)
- (archive footage)
In-shik Hwang
- First Floor Guardian
- (archive footage)
- (as Ing-Sik Whang)
Dan Inosanto
- Third Floor Guardian
- (archive footage)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe over 30-minutes of fight scenes Bruce Lee filmed for "Game of Death" is in this documentary.
- GoofsYou can see a shadow of Yuan Chieh getting ready to fall.
- Quotes
Pierre Berton: There are lines that express your philosophy. I don't know if you remember them
Bruce Lee: I remember them
Pierre Berton: Let's hear It
Bruce Lee: I said... this Is what It Is, okay? I said, ''Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless, like water. Now, you put water into a cup, It becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, It becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or It can crash. Be water my friend''.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Pierre Berton Show: Episode dated 9 December 1971 (1971)
Featured review
Astonishing.
This is without a doubt one of the greatest documentaries that I have ever seen. The narration is easy to follow, not too self-consciously obtuse or referential to previous films, and the piecing together is simply masterful. The only quibble is the lack of information on Bruce's early life.
Things to love about this film:
* the Game of Death sequence, fully restored, edited and soundtracked to Bruce's wishes (according to recently found production notes)
* The one finger (and a thumb) pressups - although rather short
* The one inch punch
Truly awesome and 10/10.
Things to love about this film:
* the Game of Death sequence, fully restored, edited and soundtracked to Bruce's wishes (according to recently found production notes)
* The one finger (and a thumb) pressups - although rather short
* The one inch punch
Truly awesome and 10/10.
- stupid_fresh
- Jun 25, 2002
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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