Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Big Boss/Fists of Fury (1971, HK)

Starring: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien. Directed by Lo Wei.
This is the film that spawned a legend. It is also noteworthy because Bruce Lee directed some of the action scenes in this movie.

In this movie, Bruce Lee plays Cheng Chao-an, a Chinese man from Guangdong province who goes to Thailand to work with his uncle and cousins at an ice factory. When two of Cheng's cousins discover a mysterious white powder spilling out of a broken block of ice, they are called into a meeting with the boss and never seen again. When more of his family disappears, Cheng sets out to solve the mystery. Can Cheng find his missing family and get down to the heart of the matter? Also, can Cheng break the promise he made to his mother never to fight again? That's what you'll have to watch and find out!

If you want to see the movie that made Bruce Lee a big hit in Hong Kong and in all of Asia, this is it!

Also known as: Fists of Fury (USA/International), 唐山大兄/Tang Shan Da Xiong (original Mandarin title-HK), Big Brother of Tongshan (literal title used in HK), Fists of Glory (a title used in Europe )

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