The Way of the Dragon (1972)

The Way of the Dragon (1972) was released in the United States in 1973, Bruce Lee was already something of a name in the United States. He had played Kato on the cult television series The Green Hornet, guest starred on shows like Ironside and Blondie, played Li Tsung on the TV series Longstreet, and appeared in the movie Marlowe (1969). Unhappy with only playing supporting roles in the United States, Bruce Lee went to Hong Kong where he got a deal with Golden Harvest. Afterwards he formed his own production company, Concord Production Inc..The Way of the Dragon (1972) centred on Tang Lung, a martial artist from Hong Kong, who travels to Rome to help Chen Ching-hua (Nora Miao) and her Uncle Wang (Huang Chung-hsin) when they are terrorized by a gangster who wants their property. Among the highlights of the film was a fight in the Colosseum between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris. It was in 1972 that Bruce Lee formed Concord Production Inc. with Raymond Chow, the co-founder of Golden…