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The Game of Death (1978)
Game of Death (original title)

18 85 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama  -   8 June 1979 (USA)
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A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Lee ...
Billy-Lo (archive footage)
Colleen Camp ...
Dean Jagger Dean Jagger ...
Gig Young Gig Young ...
Tai Chung Kim Tai Chung Kim ...
Billy Lo (as Kim Tai Jong)
Biao Yuen Biao Yuen ...
Billy Lo (as Bill Yuen)
Robert Wall ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ...
Hakim (archive footage)
Mel Novak Mel Novak ...
Hugh O'Brian ...
James Tien James Tien ...
Charlie Wang (also archive footage)
Dan Inosanto Dan Inosanto ...
Pasqual (also archive footage) (as Danny Inosanto)
Chuck Norris ...
Fighter (archive footage)
Roy Chiao Roy Chiao ...
Russell Cawthorne Russell Cawthorne ...
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Storyline

In this movie, Bruce Lee is a very famous martial-arts master who stars in many films. After an unsuccessful murder attempt against him, everyone thinks his is dead, but he's just hiding, preparing his revenge... Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>  

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Taglines:

Bruce Lee challenges the underworld to a Game of Death.

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong | USA

Language:

English | Mandarin | Cantonese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Bruce Lee's Game of Death See more »

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China See more »

Box Office

Gross:

HKD 3,436,169 (Hong Kong) (1978)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Germany:  | Hong Kong: (original premiere)  | Hong Kong:  | Hong Kong: (current existing footage)  | Japan:  | Japan: (2000 incomplete version)  | USA:  | USA: (original premiere)  | USA: (2000 incomplete version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In this movie, Bruce Lee's character is shot with a prop gun that was secretly made to fire a real bullet and kill him. Lee's son, Brandon, was killed on the set of The Crow, when a prop pistol accidentally shot him in the abdomen. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Throughout the final scenes of the movie, spliced-in footage of Bruce Lee does not correspond with doubles. Facing and body orientation relative to his opponent switches from shot to shot. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Director: Cut! Okay, that's a print. That was great, Billy! Okay everybody...
[stage light collapses, crew gasps]
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Connections

Referenced in "Charlie Rose: Quentin Tarantino 2003" (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Game of Death"
(Hong Kong version only)
Music by Joseph Koo
Lyrics by James Wong
Sung By Roman Tam See more »