The Way of the Dragon
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The Way of the Dragon

Year:
Duration:
100 min | USA:90 min
Genres:
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
7.3
Director:
Awards:
1 win
Details
Country: Hong Kong
Release Date: 1972-08-14
Filming Locations: Via Vittorio Veneto, Rome Italy
Cast
Actor
Character
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
The Way of the Dragon
Nora Miao
Chen Ching Hua
Chuck Norris
Colt
Ping Ou Wei
Ho
Chung-Hsin Huang
'Uncle' Wang
Robert Wall
Bob
Ing-Sik Whang
Japanese Fighter
Di Chin
Ah Quen (as Ti Chin)
Tony Liu
Tony
Little Unicorn
Jimmy
Malisa Longo
Italian Beauty
Fu Ching Chen
Tommy (as Tommy Chen)
Wu Ngan
Waiter
Lo-Ba Chen
Robert (as Robert Chen)
Jon T. Benn
Thugs' Boss
Michael Kaye
Tang Lung
John Kenny
Quen (voice)
Homan Tapsell
Gunman
Robert Baker
Thug (uncredited)
Riccardo Billi
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Russell Cawthorne
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Franz Colangeli
Man at Airport (uncredited)
John Derbyshire
Thug (uncredited)
Alexander Grand
Thug (uncredited)
Jim James
Thug (uncredited)
Ching-Ying Lam
Thug (uncredited)
Giuseppe Marrocco
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Andre Morgan
Thug (uncredited)
Anders Nelsson
Thug (uncredited)
Ho Pich
Thugs' Chief (uncredited)
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Trivia
Bruce Lee's character has only one confirmed kill in the movie. He just kills Colt (Chuck Norris). It's unclear if he killed Fred (Robert Wall) or knocked him out.
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Bruce Lee dubbed almost all of the English speaking characters in this film including one line for the boss. That line is: "Take him out, but be careful with that gun in public".
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Bruce Lee wrote the death threat note which the mafia gave to Uncle Wang.
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Goofs
Tang Lung is looking at Colt from a long distance when in the Ancient Roman stadium. Colt is seen standing on one of the open rectangular stadium windows. The next scene when Colt is seen he is shown not to be surrounded by anything but the clouds and skies.
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In the second fight scene at the restaurant. There are 2 wooden staffs at the stairs. At first Bruce grabs the left one, the right one is standing on the right side of the cardboard. But when the man with black beard gets back with more guys it stands on the left side of the cardboard.
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The position of Tang Lung and the restaurant workers when they are standing at the boss's office door.
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Quotes
Tang Lung: Let him know. If I ever see him here again... HE WON'T LEAVE ALIVE!
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Thug: Mama Mia! Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options Tony: [after being stabbed by Uncle Wang] Uncle Wang, why did you...?
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Ho: Please, we are friends! Tang Lung is our enemy. Please wait for our boss to come back to decide which one of you will take care of that chinaman. Okay?
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Faq
Q
What are the differences between the old British VHS and the Uncensored Version? How about the US 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 and accordingly Lee's second last film Way Of The Dragon had to suffer the most. The brawl in the backyard where said weapons are used excessively is only a fragment of the original scene. But also many other scene have been altered, mainly when they involve attacks on defenseless men lying on the ground. In any case, this is the Bruce Lee film that was censored the most and a good example of what martial arts fans had to cope with in the time of VHS. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.There was no violence removed from the US-version , but there was one long plot scene taken away. The soup-scene was cut. A detailed comparison between the US Version and the British DVD with pictures can be seen here.
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