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The Way of the Dragon
1972 · Director: Bruce Lee · HK
What it is about
Bruce Lee arrives in Rome to help compatriots whose restaurant is being extorted. He also directed the film himself.
The fighting in it
The closing duel with Chuck Norris in the Colosseum remains a textbook illustration of static versus adaptive fighting. Norris really works from karate, Lee from Jeet Kune Do principles.
Martial arts in the film
Who appears in it
- Bruce Leeactor — Tang Lung
- Chuck Norrisactor — Colt
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