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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   6,076 votes
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Director:
Wei Lo
Writer:
Wei Lo (screenplay)
Contact:
View company contact information for The Chinese Connection on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
22 March 1972 (Hong Kong) more
Tagline:
Bruce Lee is DYNAMITE! [UK] more
Plot:
A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Donnie Yen to continue The Legend Of Chen Zhen
 (From 24FramesPerSecond. 30 October 2009, 8:37 AM, PDT)

Fist Of Legend
 (From The AV Club. 23 September 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Bruce Lee ACTS!! more (50 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Bruce Lee ... Chen Zhen
Nora Miao ... Yuan Le-erh (as Miao Ker Hsiu)
James Tien ... Fan Chun-hsia
Maria Yi ... Yen
Robert Baker ... Petrov
Fu Ching Chen ... Chao
San Chin ... Tung
Ying-Chieh Han ... Feng Kwai-sher
Riki Hashimoto ... Hiroshi Suzuki
Jun Katsumura ... Suzuki's bodyguard
Chung-Hsin Huang ... Tien
Kun Li ... Hsu (as Quin Lee)
Feng Tien ... Fan
Yin Chi Lee ... Li
Tony Liu ... Chin
Wei Lo ... Inspector
Ngai Fung ... Yoshida (as Fung Yi)
Ping-Ao Wei ... Interpreter Wu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Billy Chan ... Japanese fighter
Hsi Chang ... Wake eulogist
Tom Chan
Chuan Chen
Ching-Ying Lam ... Japanese fighter

Jackie Chan ... Jing Wu student (uncredited)
Unicorn Chan ... Jing Wu student (uncredited)
Alexander Grand ... Gate Guard (uncredited)
Kwok Choi Hon ... Dojo student (uncredited)
Hsing Chung Hung ... Dojo student (uncredited)
Jim James ... Extra (uncredited)
Mars ... (uncredited)
Hidy Ochiai ... Japanese fighter (uncredited)
Tsim Po Sham ... (uncredited)
Ming-tsai Wu ... Dojo student (uncredited)
Biao Yuen ... Extra (uncredited)

Corey Yuen ... Japanese fighter (uncredited)
Wah Yuen ... Man who mocks Chen at the gate (uncredited)
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Directed by
Wei Lo 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Wei Lo  screenplay (as Lo Wei)

Produced by
Raymond Chow .... producer
Liang Hua Liu .... associate producer (as Liu Liang Hua)
 
Original Music by
Joseph Koo 
 
Cinematography by
Ching-Chu Chen 
 
Film Editing by
Chang Yao Chang  (as Chang Yao Chung)
 
Production Design by
Wei Lo  (as Lo Wei)
 
Art Direction by
Hsin Chien  (as Chen Hsin)
 
Costume Design by
Sheng Shi Chu 
 
Makeup Department
Kuo Hsiung Chen .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Liang Hua Liu .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yao Ching Chih .... assistant director (as Chih Yao Ching)
 
Art Department
Wen Chun Ma .... construction coordinator
 
Sound Department
Ping Wong .... sound mixer
 
Stunts
Robert Baker .... stunts
Jackie Chan .... stunts
Unicorn Chan .... stunts
Ying-Chieh Han .... fighting instructor (as Han Ying Chieh)
Ching-Ying Lam .... stunts
Biao Yuen .... stunts
Wah Yuen .... stunts
 
Other crew
Yang Kao .... script supervisor
Chia-Cheng Tu .... production assistant
Bruce Lee .... martial arts director (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fist of Fury (Hong Kong: English title) (UK)
Jing mo mun (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Laugh Track: Chinese Connection (USA) (video title (redubbed comic version))
School for Chivalry (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) (literal English title)
The Chinese Connection (USA)
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Runtime:
Argentina:108 min | Germany:99 min | UK:102 min | USA:107 min | Hong Kong:102 min | France:95 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, China more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the film, Bruce Lee's character sets out to avenge the death of his teacher Huo Yuanjia (Fok Yuen Gap) and at one point during the film, the Chinese Wushu students are called "sick men of Asia" by their rivals. In real life, Huo Yuanjia was a legendary Wushu martial artist and in 1901, accepted the challenge of a Russian fighter who called all Chinese people "sick men of Asia". more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: 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. more
Quotes:
[first scenes]
[Chen comes home to find his teacher being buried]
Chen: Teacher...
[he goes berserk, trying to claw at the ground, and has to be restrained by his friends]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Martial Arts Mayhem Vol. 1 (1996) (V) more

FAQ

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10 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Bruce Lee ACTS!!, 20 March 2000
7/10
Author: Enigma-10 from London

This is the one film of Bruce's where I have actually seen him act (Outside of fighting scenes) with any credibility at all.

This film clearly demonstrates the anti-japanese feeling that Hong-Kong and mainland Chinese still posess. This is partly based upon WWII and partly on the thousand years or so of history before then, when China tried to invade Japan, Japan invaded China ect etc.

In fact, the way the Japanese are portrayed in this film is a very stereotypical Chinese one, long, thin pencil moustaches, usually large round glasses, oiled hair and well, evil.

This film goes over the top with this kind of view, and it's a pity as it tends to lessen the impact they were trying to make with the now infamous sign.

The end scene was excellent. It's truly disturbing how close this was to what happened to Brandon.

Shots to the head: Bruce acts - Better storyline than most of the genre - martial arts scenes ok from Bruce

Shots to the foot: Anti-Japanese characterisations go too far - martial art choreography of Bruce's opponents bad - "Kick" scene patently ridiculous.

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