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The Way of the Dragon (1972)

★ 7.4 · 1,280 ratings on TMDB

The Colosseum . . the battleground of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.

The Way of the Dragon poster★ 7.4

After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.

DirectorBruce Lee
CastBruce Lee, Chin Ti, Chuck Norris, Huang Tsung-Hsun, Hwang In-shik, Little Unicorn
GenresAction, Crime
The emergence reading

The Way of the Dragon keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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