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The Dragon Lives
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Wikipedia article
'The Dragon Lives' , also known as 'He's a Legend, He's a Hero', is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Bruce Li and directed by Wang Hsing-lei (credited as Singloy Wang). A fictional account of Bruce Lee's life, it is one of numerous films which exploited the popularity of Lee after his death, a practice called Bruceploitation. The film was released in the United States by Film Ventures International on September 19, 1978.
The film has often been mistaken for 'Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth', another 1976 film depicting Bruce Lee's life and starring Bruce Li.
Cast
*Ho Chung-tao (Bruce Li) as Bruce Lee
*Caryn White as Lin, Bruce's wife
*Chen Pei-zhen (Betty Chen) as Betty Ting Pei
*Ernest 'Curt' Curtis as Sam Curtis, a boxer
*Joe Nerbonne
*Fred Cargle
*Lee Wan-chung (Li Won Chung) as Raymond Chow, a film producer
*Elton Hugee
*Jim Burnett
*Kjell Wallen
*Mark Ruth
*Jack Nickelson
*Su Hsiang as Lo Wei, a film director
*Hsieh Han as swordsman in film-shooting
*Yam Ho as Bruce's friend
Release
'The Dragon Lives' was released in Hong Kong on 7 October 1976. In the United States, the film was released by Film Ventures International on September 19, 1978.
Critical response
Poll, a critic for the American film magazine 'Variety', criticized the technical deficiencies of 'The Dragon Lives' ("cracking noises regularly precede the blows themselves.... characters appear in consecutive frames dressed differently"), but noted that its target audience is the least critical among moviegoers. The critic would also surmise that the film could have a short run in cinemas due to being less bloody than other Bruce Lee-inspired films.Home media
'The Dragon Lives' was released on DVD in the United States on 12 March 2002.
See also
*Bruceploitation
References
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