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Enter the Dragon
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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.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   23,368 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Michael Allin (written by)
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Release Date:
19 August 1973 (USA) more
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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
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Awards:
1 win more
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(37 articles)
Weekly Poll Results: Best Martial Arts Movie
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Don't think! Feeeeeeelll! more (203 total)

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)
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Color (Technicolor)
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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)

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Trivia:
Bruce Lee's final feature film that was completed before his death. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The wire that's attached to Mei Ling's dart is visible before she blows it up in the air. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Roper: You wanna bet?
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What are the differences between the theatrical version and the extended version (25th Anniversary)?
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28 out of 31 people found the following comment useful.
Don't think! Feeeeeeelll!, 5 January 2006
9/10
Author: Golgo-13 from The IMDb Horror Board!

When it comes to kung fu, Bruce Lee is a legend. When it comes to kung fu cinema, Enter the Dragon is the most highly regarded. In other words, you owe it to yourself to see this flick! The story is relatively simple but quite sufficient and sprinkled with humor. The locations and setting are wonderful as well. The characters are one of the main attractions here though, with the gambling but honorable Roper (John Saxon), the feisty and unorthodox (but effective!) Williams (Jim Kelly), Chinese Hercules Bolo, and the great baddie Han, the hand man. Bruce Lee's presence, of course, steals the show. While some of the fight scenes from Lee's Chinese Connection (I think that's the one) may rival the ones here, ETD is a far more well-rounded film. The variety of exciting fights are skillfully choreographed and there's not too much downtime from the action either; even in the flash back we have some excellent female butt-kicking. And you gotta love that 70's soundtrack! This is a classic action film that will never be forgotten. The two-disc DVD was loaded with goodies; you really couldn't ask for more, except for maybe a better commentary. Producer Paul Heller was dull, dry, and had little to offer.

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