- Actors: Bruce Lee, James B. Nicholson, Linda Lee Cadwell, Jackie Chan, Raymond Chow
- Directors: Leonard Ho, Shih Wu
- Writers: Russell Cawthorne
- Producers: Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho, Andre Morgan, Louis Sit, Lu Mao
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Hong Kong Legends
- DVD Release Date: 14 July 2003
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00009RRYY
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,490 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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A special 30th anniversary presentation showcasing nearly 3 hours of footage on the life and career of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Presenting the only official tributes to Bruce Lee by his friends and partners at Golden Harvest studios, this unique DVD package brings together for the first time the acclaimed documentary features The Legend and The Man and the Legend.
The Man and the Legend
Produced in the days and weeks immediately following Bruce Lee’s death, this moving programme includes rare and extensive footage of the Hong Kong memorial service attended by celebrities such as Sammo Hung and George Lazenby and a unique tour of Bruce’s Kowloon Tong home and training equipment. A section of the programme also contains what is believed to be the only remaining Cantonese recording of Bruce Lee’s voice in existence today. This section, which reveals details for an unrealized movie project, has now been translated into English for the first time.
The Legend
Featuring extensive footage from Bruce Lee’s childhood movies as well as famous scenes from iconic 60s TV series Longstreet, James Garner’s Marlowe and extended out-takes from Bruce Lee’s Game of Death, The Legend is an in-depth look at Bruce Lee’s life and career which is underpinned with interviews with Golden Harvest C.E.O. Raymond Chow and Bruce Lee’s leading lady Nora Miao. A specially created section also combines Bruce Lee’s hand-drawn combat illustrations with demonstrations of students showing the practical applications of his fighting art, ‘Jeet Kune Do’.
Special Features
DVD Technical Information:
- Completely new 16:9 digitally remastered and restored anamorphic transfer enhanced for widescreen TVs
- Dolby Digital audio
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you're interested in the man behind the films then these documentaries are extraordinary!! Less focussed on Bruce Lee's films, and more about the man, his philosophies and what influenced him. Contained some very rare footage I've never seen before and really opened my eyes to what Bruce acheived and stood for away from the cameras. Only criticism is that quite a lot of footage is repeated across the two documentaries - but well worth a watch!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This DVD is an absolute must for all people interested in Bruce Lee's life. I believe it's the first & only DVD to show honestly how the life behind the screen of the man we know as Bruce Lee really was.
A really worthwhile purchase.
A really worthwhile purchase.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Theatrically released in Hong Kong sometime in October of 1973, hence a mere three months after the untimely passing of the great superstar, this is still the most remarkable tribute ever produced in memory of Bruce Lee. It's a raw kind of documentary, actually the very first one dedicated to Lee, in the sense that it captures the local film community and Hong Kong in general experiencing deep grief and bewilderment for the loss of their greatest film star up until that time, namely in the initial footage of Bruce's funeral proceedings. Some critics have argued that Raymond Chow, who produced this feature and all of Lee's famous martial arts themed movies, showed his exploitative vein by boldly 'chasing' the deceased actor's widow, Linda Lee, in the days following his death, and even invading the intimacy of the couple's home in Hong Kong, showing their private possessions being removed, and so on. That sounds way too intrusive for someone who claimed to be Bruce Lee's true friend, aside from being his business partner, and wanted to honour Lee's memory with this film.
Nonetheless, what stands out in this film is the rarity of material and memorabilia related to Bruce Lee, for it shows seldom seen clips of a few of his childhood movies, and dozens and dozens of unseen photographs of several periods of his life. That alone, together with sections of his incredibly popular 'kung-fu' movies being presented, is what the hardcore fans are seeking, and "The Man and the Legend" certainly delivers in that department. Indeed, for the first time in the UK all of the famously controversial 'nunchaku' fight scenes are shown completely intact, and they add a whole new dimension of excitment and astonishment to those beautifully and masterfully staged combat sequences, and all is presented in its original widescreen ratio, a must that'll surely please the purists (the fights are, as a matter of fact, visually displayed with its full impact in that aspect ratio). It is here, in fact, that the true genius, charisma and pure artistry that Bruce Lee commanded in his field of expertise are finally disclosed to us.
Moreover, we are presented with a sampling of Bruce's own voice-over discussion of his film directing techniques in Cantonese - albeit that section isn't subtitled in English, which would have helped to afford a greater insight into his methods as a director -, and behind the scenes footage of "Enter the Dragon" is also featured.
In sum, this is a documentary/tribute to the late great Bruce Lee to be absolutely treasured by the fans, and an unmissable introduction to the legendary actor's world for those who aren't fully aware of his, to this day, still unmatched feats and prowesses.
Nonetheless, what stands out in this film is the rarity of material and memorabilia related to Bruce Lee, for it shows seldom seen clips of a few of his childhood movies, and dozens and dozens of unseen photographs of several periods of his life. That alone, together with sections of his incredibly popular 'kung-fu' movies being presented, is what the hardcore fans are seeking, and "The Man and the Legend" certainly delivers in that department. Indeed, for the first time in the UK all of the famously controversial 'nunchaku' fight scenes are shown completely intact, and they add a whole new dimension of excitment and astonishment to those beautifully and masterfully staged combat sequences, and all is presented in its original widescreen ratio, a must that'll surely please the purists (the fights are, as a matter of fact, visually displayed with its full impact in that aspect ratio). It is here, in fact, that the true genius, charisma and pure artistry that Bruce Lee commanded in his field of expertise are finally disclosed to us.
Moreover, we are presented with a sampling of Bruce's own voice-over discussion of his film directing techniques in Cantonese - albeit that section isn't subtitled in English, which would have helped to afford a greater insight into his methods as a director -, and behind the scenes footage of "Enter the Dragon" is also featured.
In sum, this is a documentary/tribute to the late great Bruce Lee to be absolutely treasured by the fans, and an unmissable introduction to the legendary actor's world for those who aren't fully aware of his, to this day, still unmatched feats and prowesses.
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