The Big Boss
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
The Big Boss (1971, HK) is a Martial Arts film directed by Lo Wei.
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- Featured in: Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest (4K Edition) | Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits (BluRay) | Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection | Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection | The Bruce Lee Premiere Collection (Blu Ray)
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Main Details
- Released in 1971
- Color
- Running Time: 100 min | UK:101 min | USA:99 min | Argentina:102 min | 115 min (uncut version)
- Production Co: Golden Harvest Company
- Distribution Co: National General Pictures (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Columbia Pictures (1978) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Cathay Films Ltd. (1973) (UK) (theatrical) | Filmways Australasian Distributors (Australia) (theatrical)
- Written and Directed by Lo Wei
- Starring Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Yin-Chieh Han, Hsiao Mi
- Produced by Raymond Chow, Liang Hua Liu
- Original Music by Fu-ling Wang
- Cinematography by Chen Ching Chu
- Film Editing by Ming Sung
Plot Summary
- A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.
Also Known As
- El Gran jefe (Argentina / Mexico)
- Big Brother of Tongshan (Hong Kong) (literal title) (English title)
- Bruce Lee, i grothia tou thanatou (Greece) (reissue title)
- O Dragão Chinês (Brazil)
- Fists of Fury (USA)
- Fists of Glory (Europe) (English title)
- Il Furore della Cina colpisce ancora (Italy)
- Karate a muerte en Bangkok (Spain)
- Karate a muerte en Bangkok: 25th anniversario (Spain) (director's cut)
- Lohikäärmeen nyrkki (Finland) (video title)
- Lohikäärmeen vanki (Finland) (TV title)
- O Megalos arhigos, o aittitos tou karate (Greece)
- Die Todesfaust des Cheng Li (Germany)
- Tong saan daai hing (Hong Kong) (Cantonese title)
- Veliki gazda (Croatia)
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