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Released 1978 - Approx. 95 mins
Starring:  Bruce Lee, Gig Young, Dan Inosanto, Kareem Abdul Jabaar, Dean Jagger,
Colleen Camp and Hugh O'Brian
Directed by Robert Clouse

Game of Death was the film Bruce Lee had planned to be the demonstration piece of his martial art Jeet Kune Do. 54 minutes of footage was shot before his death, some of which was later lost and has not yet been recovered.

The "original" main theme of the movie was to express Jeet Kune Do against styles that involve hand striking styles, kicking styles, grappling styles, weapon styles, and eventually the final battle involving Jeet Kune Do vs. Jeet Kune Do where the fight between Lee and Jabar represented the better fighter wins by skill, effectively winning through strategy rather that physical traits alone as described in the documentary Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey.

In the movie, Bruce Lee's character fights his way through three stories of a five-level pagoda (the first and second floors were not filmed before his death), encountering a different martial artist, each representing a different level of fighting on each floor from standard untrained guards on the bottom, through to ritualised martial arts each opponent being more challenging then the last. On the final floor, Bruce Lee encounters his greatest challenge in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar representing Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, a form of Martial Arts which draws on all others, and has no set forms, insisting that there is no correct response to any situation, that true advantage is gained from being unpredictable. Lee is only able to finally defeat this opponent via a medical condition he has making his eyes vulnerable to light - his fighting style being utterly flawless.

Released 1973 - Approx. 99 mins
Starring:  Bruce lee, Shih Kien, John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Bob Wall and  Bolo Yeung
Directed by Robert Clouse

Enter the Dragon aka. The Deadly Three, originally titled Blood and Steel) is a 1973 Warner Brothers martial arts film starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly. It is the last complete film made by Bruce Lee before his death; he died the month before it was released.

It is considered by many to be the definitive Kung Fu film, and was the first to ever be made by a Hollywood studio. It has one of the most influential martial arts scenes ever made - the Nunchaku scene.

Enter the Dragon follows three international martial artists during their participation in a fighting tournament. Mister Lee (played by Bruce Lee), Mister Roper (John Saxon) and Mister Williams (Jim Kelly) each have their own reasons for entering the tournament initially, though they all find themselves at odds with their host, the mysterious Han (played by Kien Shih). In the course of the tournament, the protagonists discover that Han uses his untouchable island and the tournament as a front to recruit new talent for his drug running operation. For Lee, however, this tends to be a bit more personal, as Han fled in disgrace from Lee's Shaolin temple.

Released 1973 - Approx. 88 minutes
Starring: Bruce Lee, Chuch Norris, Nora Miao Ker Hsiu
Directed by: Bruce Lee

Way of the Dragon released as Return of the Dragon in the U.S.) was the third major film of Martial Arts Legend Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee was the leading role, writer, director, and producer of this film.

Tang Lung (Lee), is sent from Hong Kong to Rome to help a family friend whose restaraunt is being target by the Local Mafia. After countless attempts of trying to buy-out the restaurant owner's land, the gangsters turn to force- and carelessly underestimate the newcomer. After facing defeat at the hands of Tang Lung, the criminals resort to hiring their own Martial Arts experts. One in particular being a Martial Arts champion known as Colt (Norris). All of this inevitably leads to a final showdown in the coliseum between Tang Lung and Colt. The film was released in 1972.

Released 1972 - Approx. 107 mins
Starring:  Bruce Lee, Nora Miao Ker Hsiu, C H wong, Y C Han, James Tien, Robert Baker
Directed by Lo Wei

Fist of Fury known as The Chinese Connection in the U.S., not to be confused with Fists of Fury) was Bruce Lee's second major film after his meteoric rise to stardom in The Big Boss. It tells the story of a Chinese Kung Fu school in Shanghai which was victimized by a Japanese Judo school -- the Hongkou Dojo of Suzuki Taro and Bruce Lee's ensuing fight back.

This film is famous for its scene wherein Chen Zhen is denied entry into a park bearing a sign saying "No Dogs and Chinese Allowed" (the film is set during the occupation of Shanghai by several foreign countries, including Japan.) After the guards at the park allowed a foreigner's dog to enter the park, a group of Japanese approached Chen, informing that he had to pretend to be a dog before being allowed inside the park. Chen became furious and proceeded to attack the Japanese with punches and kicks. After that, he threw the offending sign in the air and broke it with a flying kick.

The film also featured the nunchaku, two sticks connected by a chain and used as a weapon by Bruce Lee in the movie.

This film is arguably Bruce Lee's most influential work, as it is one of the main reasons behind the shift in Hong Kong cinema from swordplay to empty-handed fighting, which initiated the "Golden era of Kung Fu Cinema" of the 1970s.

Released 1971 - Approx. 101 min
Starring Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien , Nora Maio,Tony Liu and Han Ying Chieh
Directed by Lo Wei .

The Big Boss also known as Fists of Fury in the U.S., not to be confused with Fist of Fury) was Bruce Lee's first major film that rocketed him to Superstardom in China.

It tells the story of Cheng, a Chinese man from Guangdong who goes to work in an ice house in Thailand, along with his cousins. This operation turns out to be a cover for drug smuggling. Workers who discover the truth are murdered. When his cousins suspect this, they too are secretly killed. Discovering Cheng's fighting skills, the Big Boss of the title attempts to lure him with a promotion and prostitutes, but Cheng is told the truth. A final showdown ensues when Cheng's girlfriend is kidnapped and he must face "The Big Boss".