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Enter the Dragon

Year:
Duration:
102 min | USA:99 min (theatrical version) | 86 min (VHS release) (USA)
Genres:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
7.7
Director:
Robert Clouse
Awards:
1 win
Details
Country: Hong Kong
Release Date: 1973-08-19
Filming Locations: Aberdeen Harbour, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, China
Earnings
Budget: $850,000
Gross: $25,000,000 (USA)$90,000,000 (Worldwide)
Cast
Actor
Character
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Enter the Dragon
Biao Yuen
Biao Yuen
Enter the Dragon
John Saxon
Roper
Jim Kelly
Williams
Ahna Capri
Tania
Kien Shih
Han
Robert Wall
Oharra
Angela Mao
Su Lin (Guest star)
Betty Chung
Mei Ling
Geoffrey Weeks
Braithwaite
Bolo Yeung
Bolo
Peter Archer
Parsons
Li Jen Ho
Old Man
Marlene Clark
Secretary
Allan Kent
Golfer
William Keller
L.A. Cop
Mickey Caruso
L.A. Cop
Pat E. Johnson
Hood (as Pat Johnson)
Darnell Garcia
Hood
Mike Bissell
Hood
Hidy Ochiai
(unconfirmed)
Siu Hung Cham
Tourney referee (uncredited)
Billy Chan
Cave guard (uncredited)
Jackie Chan
Thug in Prison (uncredited)
Lung Chan
Party guest (uncredited)
Ling Wei Chen
Guard (uncredited)
Chok Chow Cheung
Monk (uncredited)
Roy Chiao
Shaolin Abbott (Guest star) (uncredited)
Alan Chung San Chui
Guard (uncredited)
Fat Chung
Han traitor (uncredited)
Robert Clouse
Thugs #1 (uncredited)
Paul M. Heller
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Hsing Chun Hsu
Guard (uncredited)
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
Shaolin Fighter (uncredited)
Phillip Ko
Guard (uncredited)
Yung-sheng Kuo
Guard (uncredited)
Jen Kwan
Party guest (uncredited)
King Chu Lee
Ohara's crew (uncredited)
Tony Liu
Tournament Fighter (Guest star)
Hoi Mang
Ship's mate (uncredited)
Mars
Han traitor (uncredited)
Yao-Kun Pan
Ohara's crew (uncredited)
Yung-sheng Pan
Ohara's crew (uncredited)
Steve Sanders
BKF Karate Instructor (uncredited)
Chin-Lai Sung
Han's guard (uncredited)
Po Tai
Ohara's crew (uncredited)
Mi Tien
(Guest star) (uncredited)
Wilson Tong
Ohara's crew (uncredited)
Wei Tung
Lao, Lee's Student (uncredited)
Tian-Lin Wang
Party guest (uncredited)
Donnie Williams
BKF Assistant Karate Instructor (uncredited)
Chieh Chiang Wu
Guard (uncredited)
Ming-Tsai Wu
Han traitor (uncredited)
Hua Yang
Guard (uncredited)
Tau Wan Yue
Guard (uncredited)
Bun Yuen
Guard (uncredited)
Wah Yuen
Tournament Fighter
Did you know?
Trivia
The movie was filmed without sound. All of the dialogue and effects were dubbed in during post-production.
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Bruce Lee defeats 50 opponents in a cave fight scene.
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Rod Taylor was originally considered for the role of Roper but he was thought to be too tall compared to Bruce Lee, with whom he would have been sharing many action scenes.
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Goofs
In the final fight in the courtyard, Bruce Lee can be seen running around frantically on the right side of the screen, choreographing the fight.
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After Su Lin knees a man in the groin, she turns around quickly to escape. In the next scene, she is still facing the man she kneed, and turns around a second time.
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When the one guard attacks Lee underground with the nunchucks, the shadow of a studio light appears on the crates in the background.
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Quotes
Roper: Well, well. One more lovely than the next.
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Oharra: You must attend the morning ritual in uniform.
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Lee: Teacher?
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Faq
Q
What are the differences between the theatrical version and the extended version (25th Anniversary)?
A
The extended version shows two more scenes not featured in the theatrical version that lengthen the story line a bit. Altogether the extended version is approximately 3 minutes longer. A detailed comparison can be found here.
Q
Is there a difference between the Asian Versions of this movie and the International Version?
A
n Asia, an independent version of ENTER THE DRAGON was released, which contained different opening and ending credits and some other minor changes. None of those changes seem to have been due to censorship. It seems the film had just been adjusted to the respective audience. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.
Q
What are the differences between the old British VHS and the Uncensored Version?
A
In the time of VHS all Bruce Lee classics were only released as more or less censored versions in the UK. As one can imagine, the nunchakus used by Bruce Lee weren't popular with the censors of the BBFC. Even Lee's only major US-release Enter The Dragon had to be censored. Many of the scenes that had to be removed were very tame. Not only did they cut out the scenes where he uses weapons, simply holding them was enough to have scenes removed. Besides that, it's business as usual: Easily imitable moves and techniques, especially from our old friend bolo, were anathema to the BBFC. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.
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Photos from cast
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