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Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend (1973)

Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend poster
Original title
Li Xiao Long di Sheng yu si
Directed by
Wu Shih
Genre
documentary film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R15+
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the life and career of Bruce Lee. It includes footage from his films and his own words. The film is a tribute made by his coworkers after his death.

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What happens

Bruce Lee, the Man and the Legend (Chinese: 李小龍的生與死, also known as The Legend is Born of Bruce Lee and Year of the Dragon) is a 1973 documentary film directed by Wu Shih, produced by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho. An co-production, it stars Bruce Lee, the end credits of the documentary include a dedication with a Chinese character inscription, followed by: "Produced by Bruce Lee's follow workers in Golden Harvest (HK) LTD - Concord Productions LTD". A follow-up/reworking of this documentary was released in 1984 under the title Bruce Lee: The Legend, directed and produced by Leonard Ho. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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