When Bruce Lee directed Way of the Dragon and made Chuck Norris a star

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Less revered than his previous two kung fu films, Bruce Lee's 1972 The Way of the Dragon is notable nonetheless for highlighting the martial arts star's potential as a writer/director - as well as for a stunning finale which pits Lee against American karate champ Chuck Norris in Rome's ancient Colosseum. 'The first work to be directed by Bruce Lee...

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Lung's unsophisticated manners initially see him dismissed as ignorant by his Chinese colleagues in the Italian city, but his martial arts skills, and his personal loyalty, soon ensure that he's elevated to hero status among his peers. "Bruce saw areas of filmmaking he could improve on, and he also wanted full creative control," says Fox. "He'd broken box-office records, once with The Big Boss and again with Fist of Fury. That success meant Raymond Chow, the head of Golden Harvest, had to rethink his contract with Lee.

The idea of shooting in Rome was inspired by Clint Eastwood's success with Italian spaghetti westerns such as A Fistful of Dollars, according to Lee biographer Matthew Polly.

 

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