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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   22,062 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:
They called him Bruce... 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 movie runs for 8:30 before the opening credits. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The position of Lee's hands holding his head up after he places the snake in the radio room and waits for the two men two climb through the broken window. more
Quotes:
Braithwaite: Hello Mr. Lee. My name's Braithwaite.
Lee: Hello Mr. Braithwaite.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Love Guru (2008) more

FAQ

What are the differences between the theatrical version and the extended version (25th Anniversary)?
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19 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
They called him Bruce..., 8 April 2004
Author: DarthBill from United States

The film that should have put Bruce Lee over the top has him battling an evil ring of drug dealers while out to avenge his sister's death ("You have offended my family and you have offended the Shaman temple."). It's a shame that Bruce died so young (and that his son Brandon died even younger), given that he was as close to superhuman as possible. We can only imagine what his follow up vehicles would have been like.

One thing I do know from watching an old black and white interview with Bruce was that he said he had kind of made it his goal in life to show people around the world that there was more to martial arts than just breaking boards and little men kicking big men in the crotch.

The plot itself is meaningless in light of Bruce's martial arts antics and the antics of John Saxon and Williams. Particularly memorable is the scene in the room full of mirrors. Give this a look ASAP.

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