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Genres:
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Action /
Crime /
Drama /
Thriller
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Director:
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Robert Clouse
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Actors:
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Bolo Yeung,
Jim Kelly,
Marlene Clark,
Angela Mao,
Robert Wall,
Allan Kent,
Ahna Capri,
Betty Chung,
Geoffrey Weeks,
Li Jen Ho,
William Keller,
Bruce Lee,
John Saxon,
Kien Shih,
Peter Archer
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Duration:
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99 min.
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Rating:
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(7.6/10)177.5
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Plot Summary:
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Hong Kong circa 1973. Lee, a colleague of a Shaolin Temple, is a master of the bones and sacred disciplines of the martial arts, and is being visited by Braithwaite, a British law government agent. Lee has been invited to a tri-annual martial arts event held on an isle owned by Han, a solitary billionaire who was once a fellow of the Temple but has at once be proper a defector. Braithwaite believes Han uses his tournaments as cover for soporific and fatigue activities. Lee reluctantly agrees to enter the competition, but his aversion to confront Han disappears when a Shaolin brother reveals t... hat during the whilom staging of this tournament, he and Lee's sister were accosted nearby distinct toughs led past Han's familiar bodyguard, an American named O'Hara. In the ensuing confrontation the monk weaken a unfathomable scar on O'Hara's impudence but Lee's sister ultimately perished, and at her gravesite Lee vowes satisfaction for her end. Also attending the match are two American militant arts experts, John Roper and Kelly Williams, who served together in Vietnam and took differing paths toward warlike arts upon their discharge - Roper is on the beck from Mafia gambling encumbered collectors, while Williams was accosted nigh two racist cops whom he'd dispatched previous to thievery their car to stump. All three will soon find themselves at the mercy of Han and his army of martial arts fighters as he protects his underground factory of narcotics and prostitution.
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Enter the Dragon
In the film that saw Bruce Lee finally achieve true global stardom, the Dragon takes on an entire army on a remote island. And wins. The chop-socky film to beat them all
This is the film that made Bruce Lee a global, if sadly posthumous, star. It finds the chop-socky icon entering a martial arts contest on a remote island ruled by the psychotic, iron claw-wielding drug baron Shih Kien.
Lee (Lee) believes that the right-hand man of Han (Kien) is responsible for the death of his sister and, assisted by the friendly-to-American-audiences pairing of Jim Kelly and B-movie veteran John Saxon, mucho fighting ensues.
Yet, even if the plot and a good deal of the dialogue wouldn't test the grey matter of a three-year-old, the martial arts action remains pret...
Same old Roper...not just old rope
Quite possibly the best martial arts film in history. You can't argue with a film that has Lee smacking down so many people, and one that has John Saxon trying to perform laughable Kung Fu in the tightest trousers in history.
A true classic, with some truly classic sequences and wonderful lines. The kung fu work is masterful (as always with Lee) - none of this modern-day wannabe over-the-top wire work - and where there was wirework you can't see it that obviously.
If you want a brilliant film that will keep you entertained and hooked from start to finish, watch Enter The Dragon. It tries, and succeeds, to be a top-notch, classic, and utterly unforgettable martial arts film.
9/10. A true classic, the best of the best.
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