Fist of Fury1972

Director
Wei Lo

Acters

Bruce Lee (Chen Zhen)
Nora Miao (Yuan Le-erh)
James Tien (Fan Chun-hsia)
Maria Yi (Yen)
Robert Baker (Petrov)
Fu Ching Chen (Chao)

Bruce fights to defend the honor of the Chinese in the face of foreign aggression, and to bring to justice those responsible for his master’s death.

Returning to Shanghai to marry his fiancée, Chen Zhen (Bruce Lee) a student of renowned martial arts teacher Huo Yuanjia, discovers his sifu has died. During the funeral, members of a local Japanese dojo show up and insult the Chinese students. The bullying continues, with Chen fighting back, but when he discovers the truth – that his teacher was poisoned on the orders of the dojo’s master – he sets off on a doomed mission of revenge.

Fist of Fury features stunt work by a young Jackie Chan (who served as Lee’s double).

“Lee is decidedly an eye-catching figure as he takes on all comers, singly or in whimpering groups, in stylized, Karate-like bouts with swift, balletic moves, baleful stares, deadly flying fists and legs and, of course, all the necessary eerie shouts.” – New York Times

“In any genre, films run the full spectrum of quality – from terrible to mediocre, from good to fantastic. But only a few have achieved the distinction of being truly groundbreaking and worthy of historical note. ’Fist of Fury’ is unquestionably one of these prime examples.” – Kung Fu Kingdom

“The screen presence of Bruce Lee is undeniably strong. His fluidity in Kung Fu is amazing to watch, and he compresses the rage of a tormented culture into a physical art of retribution that promotes this film into a league of Asian classics.” – BBC