For other uses, see Enter the Dragon (disambiguation).
Enter the Dragon
Theatrical release poster by Bob Peak
Traditional Chinese
龍爭虎鬥
Simplified Chinese
龙争虎斗
Literal meaning
Dragon Fights, Tiger Struggles
Hanyu Pinyin
Lóng Zhēng Hǔ Dòu
Wade–Giles
Lung2 Chêng1 Hu3 Tou4
Jyutping
Lung4 Zang1 Fu2 Dau3
Directed by
Robert Clouse
Written by
Michael Allin[a]
Produced by
Fred Weintraub
Paul Heller
Raymond Chow
Starring
Bruce Lee
John Saxon
Ahna Capri
Bob Wall
Shih Kien
Jim Kelly
Cinematography
Gilbert Hubbs
Edited by
Kurt Hirschler
George Watters
Peter Cheung
Music by
Lalo Schifrin
Production companies
Sequoia Pictures
Concord Production Inc.
Warner Bros.[2]
Distributed by
Golden Harvest (HongKong)
Warner Bros. (International)
Release dates
26 July 1973 (1973-07-26) (Hong Kong)
19 August 1973 (1973-08-19) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[3]
Countries
Hong Kong
United States
Languages
English
Cantonese
Budget
$850,000
Box office
$400 million
Enter the Dragon (Chinese: 龍爭虎鬥) is a 1973 martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and written by Michael Allin. The film, which stars Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly, was Lee's final completed film appearance before his death on 20 July 1973 at the age of 32. An American-Hong Kong co-production, the film was premiered in Los Angeles on 19 August 1973, one month after Lee's death.
Enter the Dragon was estimated to have grossed over US$400 million worldwide (estimated to be the equivalent of over $2 billion adjusted for inflation as of 2022[update]) against a budget of $850,000. It is one of the most successful martial arts films ever and is widely regarded as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time.[4] In 2004, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5][6][7] Among the first films to combine martial arts action with spy film elements and the emerging blaxploitation genre, its success led to a series of similar productions combining the martial arts and blaxploitation genres.[8] The film's themes have generated scholarly debate about the changes taking place within post-colonial Asian societies following the end of World War II.[9]
Enter the Dragon is also considered one of the most influential action films of all time, with its success contributing to mainstream worldwide interest in the martial arts as well as inspiring numerous fictional works, including action films, television shows, action games, comic books, manga and anime.
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^"Enter the Dragon". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.|
^"Enter the Dragon". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
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^FLANIGAN, b. p. (1 January 1974). "KUNG FU KRAZY: or The Invasion of the 'Chop Suey Easterns'". Cinéaste. 6 (3): 8–11. JSTOR 42683410.
^"Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
^"Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^Fu, Poshek. "UI Press | Edited by Poshek Fu | China Forever: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema". www.press.uillinois.edu. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^Kato, M. T. (1 January 2005). "Burning Asia: Bruce Lee's Kinetic Narrative of Decolonization". Modern Chinese Literature and Culture. 17 (1): 62–99. JSTOR 41490933.
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