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Way of the Dragon 15 rating

Bruce Lee faces off against Chuck Norris in his only completed directorial work, and arguably his most personal film.

Drama 1972 99 mins

Director: Bruce Lee Siu-lung

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Overview

Tang Lung (Lee) is a naïve country boy from Hong Kong who is shipped off to sunny Rome in order to assist a family friend whose Chinese restaurant is under threat from a local gangster. Training the waiters in self-defence while taking on Italian thugs single-handedly, the gangster decides to retaliate by flying in some of the best fighters from America (including Colt, played by Chuck Norris) and Japan to take Tang down. Lee's only completed directorial effort is unlike any kung fu film that came before it, mixing thrilling action, stunning international location filming (including the infamous Colosseum finale) and charming humour in a way that would prove heavily influential on other Hong Kong filmmakers in the years since.

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