There is a sequence in Return of the Dragon that has captured the hearts of all the diehard fans of martial arts movies: it is the duel between Bruce Lee (his first and only film as a director) and Chuck Norris, set in the Colosseum. For purists, a clash between the new (Jeet Kune Do, a technique invented by Bruce Lee himself) and tradition (the kung fu practiced by Norris). For everyone else, the pure enjoyment of cinematic ecstasy, in which physical strength and mental resistance go hand in hand. This is the highest point of a dazzling and naïf movie, one of the finest in the history of the genre.
DIRECTOR: Bruce Lee
NATION: Hong Kong
YEAR: 1972
RUNTIME: 100′
CAST: Cast Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Malisa Longo, Chuck Norris, George Wall
Original version with subtitles