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The Final Game of Death

'A big fish in a small pond 'compared to his earlierHollywood ambitions perhaps, 'but with...

'A big fish in a small pond 'compared to his earlier
Hollywood ambitions perhaps, 'but with just two films, 'he has the respect,
clout and financial security 'to continue the next phase of his career

Full Transcript

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'A big fish in a small pond
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'compared to his earlier Hollywood ambitions perhaps,
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'but with just two films,
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'he has the respect, clout and financial security
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'to continue the next phase of his career.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:07
Uploaded
Apr 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Arrow Films

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Movie Summary

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.
'Keen to retain their box office superstar, - The Final Game of Death 00:17
'Keen to retain their box office superstar,
'Given complete creative freedom, - The Final Game of Death 00:08
'Given complete creative freedom,
'Whereas the previous two films were formulaic revenge sagas - The Final Game of Death 00:12
'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 00:07
'He sets the film in Rome, and even films on location t...
'Unhappy with Lo Wei's insistence - The Final Game of Death 00:13
'Unhappy with Lo Wei's insistence
'Bruce choreographs a climactic ten-minute fight - The Final Game of Death 00:09
'Bruce choreographs a climactic ten-minute fight
'Set amongst the ruins of the Roman Colosseum - The Final Game of Death 00:16
'Set amongst the ruins of the Roman Colosseum
'The gladiators here are not avatars for nationalistic or racial pride, - The Final Game of Death 00:14
'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 00:10
"'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 00:13
'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 00:06
'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 00:12
"'The Way of the Dragon" has only just finish...
'Emboldened by his experience filming "The Way of the Dragon", - The Final Game of Death 00:09
'Emboldened by his experience filming "The Way of ...
'A film that would use symbolism to add a philosophical dimension - The Final Game of Death 00:07
'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 00:05
"'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 00:07
'For nearly a decade, he has spoken about making what h...
As he puts it, - The Final Game of Death 00:21
As he puts it,
'In a 1972 interview, - The Final Game of Death 00:08
'In a 1972 interview,
'A key inspiration for this new idea happened during a trip to India in 1970, - The Final Game of Death 00:11
'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 00:17
'Bruce was struck by the ancient pagodas he saw there,