Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview (1994)

Directed by

Michael Rothery

Genre

documentary

Country

Canada

Runtime

30 min

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a television interview from 1971 with Bruce Lee for the Pierre Berton show. Lee discusses his career, martial arts philosophy, and the challenges of being an Asian actor in Hollywood.

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What happens

Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview is the name given to the 9 December 1971 edition of The Pierre Berton Show, which featured martial artist/actor Bruce Lee in his only English speaking television interview. Its title is derived from its status; it was presumed lost for several years until its rediscovery and airing on 2 November 1994. Over the course of the interview, which was filmed in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee and Pierre Berton discuss Lee's career, various aspects of martial arts philosophy and the inherent problems faced by an Asian in pursuing stardom in Hollywood. A review of the interview by Bill Stockey said that Bruce Lee's "human side is exposed and he is portrayed as more approachable". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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