However, things get increasingly tense when profiteer To Chai-yan frames Lee’s character for a crime he did not commit so that he can nab his father. He develops a bond with him and protects him from the authorities but things take an unexpected turn when it is discovered that the prisoner is actually his father. Lee has a meatier part to play here as he portrays a boy who comes across an escaped prisoner. Soon after ‘In the Face of Demolition’, Lee landed another role in ‘An Orphan’s Tragedy’. Interestingly, the film also stars Lee’s father in the supporting role and was the second film after ‘The Birth of Mankind’ in 1946 in which they shared screen space. The film displays Lee’s natural skills as an actor and the ability to carry a film on his own. Lee plays the leading role here in a performance that is charming, vulnerable and incredibly cute. ‘The Kid’ tells the story of a 10 year old orphan boy who is raised by his uncle but lands in trouble when he is manipulated by a robber. Probably Lee’s most famous childhood role among fans. Lee was 14 years old when he did this film and whilst the role didn’t have a major impact on his career, it helped him gain similar roles as a child and the momentum helped him do many minor roles in films and Television until almost two decades when he would finally gain his first major leading role in ‘The Big Boss’. The film depicts the struggles of an unemployed teacher who is forced to work as a rent collector. In the Face of Demolition (1953)ĭirected by Lee Tit, this film has Lee in one of his lesser known roles early in his career. There are tonal changes in the film from Lee’s original vision but a true Bruce Lee fan could feel the emotions in this film and it comes off more like a tribute to the master.
Lee intended the film to be a profound exploration of Eastern philosophy and martial arts and wanted to introduce the western audiences to the intellectual depths and intricacies of eastern philosophy and values and what it truly means to go beyond one’s own mastery of an art. The film is about a young martial artist who seeks to find the ultimate truth and meaning of martial arts. The film was co-written by Lee but his tragic death prevented him from starring in the film himself. Interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell, Lee’s widow, and many of Lee’s collaborators and admirers, including actors Jon T.‘Circle of Iron’ is the only Bruce Lee movie on the list which does not feature the legend on-screen.Multiple programs and documentaries about Lee’s life and philosophies, including Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (1998).Blood and Steel, a 2004 documentary about the making of Enter the Dragon.New interview with author Grady Hendrix about the “Bruceploitation” subgenre that followed Lee’s death, and a selection of Bruceploitation trailers.New program about English-language dubbing, featuring performers Michael Kaye (the English-speaking voice of Lee’s Chen Zhen in Fist of Fury) and Vaughan Savidge.New interview with producer Andre Morgan about Golden Harvest, the company behind Hong Kong’s top martial-arts stars, including Lee.New interviews on all five films with Lee biographer Matthew Polly.Game of Death Redux, a new presentation of Lee’s original Game of Death footage, produced by Alan Canvan.High-definition presentation of the 1981 film Game of Death II.Six audio commentaries: on The Big Boss by Bruce Lee expert Brandon Bentley on The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, and Game of Death by Hong Kong–film expert Mike Leeder and on the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon by producer Paul Heller.Alternate soundtracks for the films, including original English-dubbed tracks.New 2K digital restoration of the 102-minute “special-edition” version of Enter the Dragon, with alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.New 2K digital restoration of the rarely seen 99-minute 1973 theatrical version of Enter the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtrack.4K digital restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, and Game of Death, with uncompressed original monaural soundtracks.
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