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Enter the Dragon (1973) -- A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.

Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   22,173 votes
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Director:
Robert Clouse
Writer:
Michael Allin (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 August 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
The first American produced martial arts spectacular! more
Plot:
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Bruce Lee on Blu-ray Disc in July?
 (From Affenheimtheater. 2 July 2009, 10:37 AM, PDT)

Actor Shih Kien dies, aged 96
 (From digitalspy. 5 June 2009, 1:02 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
The best martial arts film I have ever seen more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Lee ... Lee
John Saxon ... Roper
Kien Shih ... Han (as Shih Kien)
Ahna Capri ... Tania
Angela Mao ... Su Lin (as Angela Mao Ying)
Jim Kelly ... Williams
Robert Wall ... Oharra (as Bob Wall)

Bolo Yeung ... Bolo (as Yang Sze)
Betty Chung ... Mei Ling
Geoffrey Weeks ... Braithwaite
Peter Archer ... Parsons
Li Jen Ho ... Old Man
Marlene Clark ... Roper's Secretary
Allan Kent ... Golfer
William Keller ... Los Angeles Cop #1
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Long zheng hu dou (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Operation Dragon (Europe: English title)
The Deadly Three (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for martial arts violence and brief nudity.
Runtime:
98 min | USA:110 min (25th Anniversary Edition) | USA:99 min (theatrical version)
Country:
Hong Kong | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS (re-release) | Dolby Digital (re-release) | Mono (original release) | SDDS (re-release)
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1973) | Finland:K-18 (1999) | Iceland:16 | UK:18 (uncut) | Sweden:15 (edited for re-rating) | Sweden:(Banned) (original rating) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | Spain:18 | UK:18 (director's cut) (1998) (uncut) | UK:18 (video rating) (1988) (cut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Norway:18 (video) (cut) | Norway:(Banned) (1973-2003) (cinema release)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The courtyards where Han's martial arts students are trained were actually modified tennis courts. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the one guard attacks Lee underground with the nunchucks (and subsequently stares in disbelief), you can see the shadow of a studio light on the crates in the background. more
Quotes:
Roper: A man's strength can be measured by his appetites. Indeed, a man's strength *flows* from his appetites. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Charmed: Enter the Demon (#4.4)" (2001) more

FAQ

What are the differences between the theatrical version and the extended version (25th Anniversary)?
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23 out of 29 people found the following comment useful:-
The best martial arts film I have ever seen, 3 July 2004
9/10
Author: truly36 from Lima, Peru

Thirty years later I would like to say that I remember this film as one of the greatest films I have ever seen in my life. I do not know exactly why, but it is, maybe, because the music we listen on it has been always with me in the last 25 years or so. Bruce Lee was an icon, I also remember the Green Hornet TV show, and the extraordinary combination of sound and images in this film allow us to dream about to be a hero or something like that. I have seen the film many times and each one was almost different than the other one, this is one of those films in which you can notice different things every time you see it again, even if you are not an expert in martial arts as if it is the case about me. Thanks Bruce, where ever you are, for your incredible style.

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