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The Final Game of Death

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A brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Bruce Lee’s original dailies for Game of Death from a recently-discovered interpositive.

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(Narrator) 'On July 20th, 1973, - The Final Game of Death

(Narrator) 'On July 20th, 1973,

'On the cusp of a global stardom
he had spent years striving towards, - The Final Game of Death

'On the cusp of a global stardom he had spent years str...

'The legacy he left behind
in his short but eventful life - The Final Game of Death

'The legacy he left behind in his short but eventful li...

'Half a century after his death, - The Final Game of Death

'Half a century after his death,

'His status largely rests on the success
of just four feature films - The Final Game of Death

'His status largely rests on the success of just four f...

'Only four films,
and yet there was nearly a fifth. - The Final Game of Death

'Only four films, and yet there was nearly a fifth.

'Less than a year before he died, - The Final Game of Death

'Less than a year before he died,

'Two hours of raw, unedited footage
was filmed - The Final Game of Death

'Two hours of raw, unedited footage was filmed

'Its working title,
ominous and fateful in hindsight, - The Final Game of Death

'Its working title, ominous and fateful in hindsight,

'Though Lee never lived to complete - The Final Game of Death

'Though Lee never lived to complete

'The mysteries around its creation - The Final Game of Death

'The mysteries around its creation

'Was it a lost masterpiece
by a young artist - The Final Game of Death

'Was it a lost masterpiece by a young artist

'Or was it a cursed film, - The Final Game of Death

'Or was it a cursed film,

'Now, with access to all 11 reels
of footage shot for the film in 1972, - The Final Game of Death

'Now, with access to all 11 reels of footage shot for t...

(Narrator) 'It is July of 1972, - The Final Game of Death

(Narrator) 'It is July of 1972,

'He is the biggest star in Hong Kong, - The Final Game of Death

'He is the biggest star in Hong Kong,

'It was only a year prior,
in the summer of 1971, - The Final Game of Death

'It was only a year prior, in the summer of 1971,

'Signing a two-picture deal
with upstart company Golden Harvest, - The Final Game of Death

'Signing a two-picture deal with upstart company Golden...

'By the end of the year, he is
the most famous face on the continent. - The Final Game of Death

'By the end of the year, he is the most famous face on ...

'Audiences are instantly captivated
by his charismatic energy - The Final Game of Death

'Audiences are instantly captivated by his charismatic ...

'His own customised style of kung fu,
which he has dubbed Jeet Kune Do, - The Final Game of Death

'His own customised style of kung fu, which he has dubb...

'Both films shatter
local box office records, - The Final Game of Death

'Both films shatter local box office records,

'A big fish in a small pond - The Final Game of Death

'A big fish in a small pond

'Keen to retain
their box office superstar, - The Final Game of Death

'Keen to retain their box office superstar,

'Given complete creative freedom, - The Final Game of Death

'Given complete creative freedom,

'Whereas the previous two films
were formulaic revenge sagas - The Final Game of Death

'Whereas the previous two films were formulaic revenge ...

'He sets the film in Rome, and even films
on location there for three weeks. - The Final Game of Death

'He sets the film in Rome, and even films on location t...

'Unhappy with Lo Wei's insistence - The Final Game of Death

'Unhappy with Lo Wei's insistence

'Bruce choreographs
a climactic ten-minute fight - The Final Game of Death

'Bruce choreographs a climactic ten-minute fight

'Set amongst the ruins
of the Roman Colosseum - The Final Game of Death

'Set amongst the ruins of the Roman Colosseum

'The gladiators here are not avatars
for nationalistic or racial pride, - The Final Game of Death

'The gladiators here are not avatars for nationalistic ...

"'The Way of the Dragon" is
a crudely made film in many aspects, - The Final Game of Death

"'The Way of the Dragon" is a crudely made fi...

'But Bruce's sheer ambition and energy
burst off the screen, - The Final Game of Death

'But Bruce's sheer ambition and energy burst off t...

'It will be the only film
he ever completes as a director. - The Final Game of Death

'It will be the only film he ever completes as a direct...

"'The Way of the Dragon"
has only just finished filming, - The Final Game of Death

"'The Way of the Dragon" has only just finish...

'Emboldened by his experience
filming "The Way of the Dragon", - The Final Game of Death

'Emboldened by his experience filming "The Way of ...

'A film that would use symbolism
to add a philosophical dimension - The Final Game of Death

'A film that would use symbolism to add a philosophical...

"'The film to end all films,"
he says at one point. - The Final Game of Death

"'The film to end all films," he says at one ...

'For nearly a decade, he has spoken
about making what he calls - The Final Game of Death

'For nearly a decade, he has spoken about making what h...

As he puts it, - The Final Game of Death

'In a 1972 interview, - The Final Game of Death

'In a 1972 interview,

'A key inspiration for this new idea
happened during a trip to India in 1970, - The Final Game of Death

'A key inspiration for this new idea happened during a ...

'Bruce was struck
by the ancient pagodas he saw there, - The Final Game of Death

'Bruce was struck by the ancient pagodas he saw there,

'What little is known about Bruce's plans
for the story of "The Game of Death" - The Final Game of Death

'What little is known about Bruce's plans for the ...

'As with "The Way of the Dragon"
before it, - The Final Game of Death

'As with "The Way of the Dragon" before it,

'Though this stands in stark contrast
to western film production - The Final Game of Death

'Though this stands in stark contrast to western film p...

'What these semi-improvised,
low-budget films - The Final Game of Death

'What these semi-improvised, low-budget films

'Over the coming months, Bruce slowly
fleshes out the story for his next film. - The Final Game of Death

'Over the coming months, Bruce slowly fleshes out the s...

'On one level, it is an action film - The Final Game of Death

'On one level, it is an action film

'On the other, it is Bruce's philosophy
for Jeet Kune Do - The Final Game of Death

'On the other, it is Bruce's philosophy for Jeet K...

'No way as way.
No limitation as limitation. - The Final Game of Death

'No way as way. No limitation as limitation.

'Whereas "The Way of the Dragon"
and Lee's prior films - The Final Game of Death

'Whereas "The Way of the Dragon" and Lee'...

'Bruce will play the central character
of Hai Tien, - The Final Game of Death

'Bruce will play the central character of Hai Tien,

'When they land at the airport, - The Final Game of Death

'When they land at the airport,

'The gangster holds
Hai Tien's family hostage, - The Final Game of Death

'The gangster holds Hai Tien's family hostage,

'The boss wants something
from the top of the pagoda, - The Final Game of Death

'The boss wants something from the top of the pagoda,

'Each opponent is a representative
of a different fighting style, - The Final Game of Death

'Each opponent is a representative of a different fight...

'Hai Tien is joined on his mission
by a handful of the crime boss' underlings, - The Final Game of Death

'Hai Tien is joined on his mission by a handful of the ...

'When they reach the compound,
Hai Tien and the others - The Final Game of Death

'When they reach the compound, Hai Tien and the others

'Upon dispatching the fighters, - The Final Game of Death

'Upon dispatching the fighters,

'The opponent they face on the ground floor
is a master of hapkido - The Final Game of Death

'The opponent they face on the ground floor is a master...

'After defeating him,
they ascend to the second level, - The Final Game of Death

'After defeating him, they ascend to the second level,

'Sadly, though Bruce wrote dialogue - The Final Game of Death

'Sadly, though Bruce wrote dialogue

'Instead, the only scenes
that saw the light of a camera, - The Final Game of Death

'Instead, the only scenes that saw the light of a camer...

'The Hall of the Tiger,
'in which he and two other fighters - The Final Game of Death

'The Hall of the Tiger, 'in which he and two other...

'The Hall of the Dragon, where Hai Tien
fights another hapkido grandmaster, - The Final Game of Death

'The Hall of the Dragon, where Hai Tien fights another ...

'And finally, the Hall of the Unknown, - The Final Game of Death

'And finally, the Hall of the Unknown,

'As postproduction on "The Way
of the Dragon" approaches its end - The Final Game of Death

'As postproduction on "The Way of the Dragon"...

'For the henchmen
accompanying Hai Tien, - The Final Game of Death

'For the henchmen accompanying Hai Tien,

'As the latter two characters
were slated to be killed off - The Final Game of Death

'As the latter two characters were slated to be killed ...

'As with his previous film, - The Final Game of Death

'As with his previous film,

'Among them are two
of his favourite former students - The Final Game of Death

'Among them are two of his favourite former students

'Neither of them has ever appeared
in a motion picture before. - The Final Game of Death

'Neither of them has ever appeared in a motion picture ...

'As Bruce continues
to flesh out the story - The Final Game of Death

'As Bruce continues to flesh out the story

'But fate threatens to intervene
when he calls Abdul-Jabbar - The Final Game of Death

'But fate threatens to intervene when he calls Abdul-Ja...

'Though the basketball star
is currently on three weeks' leave, - The Final Game of Death

'Though the basketball star is currently on three weeks...

'Determined to get his vision onscreen, - The Final Game of Death

'Determined to get his vision onscreen,

'They will simply film all of his scenes
ahead of schedule - The Final Game of Death

'They will simply film all of his scenes ahead of sched...

'Thankfully, Abdul-Jabbar agrees, - The Final Game of Death

'Thankfully, Abdul-Jabbar agrees,

(Narrator) 'With a handwritten shot list
and choreography notes in place, - The Final Game of Death

(Narrator) 'With a handwritten shot list and choreograp...

'Among them are assistant director
Ricky Chik, - The Final Game of Death

'Among them are assistant director Ricky Chik,

'In addition to Abdul-Jabbar, - The Final Game of Death

'In addition to Abdul-Jabbar,

'Bruce, Tien and Abdul-Jabbar
participate in a promotional photo shoot - The Final Game of Death

'Bruce, Tien and Abdul-Jabbar participate in a promotio...

'In the years that follow,
it is these images, - The Final Game of Death

'In the years that follow, it is these images,

'Filming begins on September 7th
on the top-secret project - The Final Game of Death

'Filming begins on September 7th on the top-secret proj...

'The title written on the slate seen
between setups is simply "audition". - The Final Game of Death

'The title written on the slate seen between setups is ...

'The title "The Game of Death"
will not be confirmed for some weeks, - The Final Game of Death

'The title "The Game of Death" will not be co...

'Born in Guangdong, China in 1942, - The Final Game of Death

'Born in Guangdong, China in 1942,

'He decamped to Golden Harvest
along with director Lo Wei - The Final Game of Death

'He decamped to Golden Harvest along with director Lo W...

'James Tien's character,
referred to in Lee's notes as Tien Da, - The Final Game of Death

'James Tien's character, referred to in Lee's...

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A brand new three-hour video essay by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Bruce Lee’s original dailies for Game of Death from a recently-discovered interpositive.

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