After 22 years of waiting, Game of Death is at last available to UK audiences as nature intended. Now reinstated is the legendary one-on-one nunchaku battle between Bruce Lee and top student Dan Inosanto which is conceptually totally unique to this movie. Directed by 'Enter the Dragon's Robert Clouse, the full uncut 1978 version features Bruce Lee as Billy Lo, a martial arts master on the run from a vicious crime syndicate, who will stop at nothing to secure his formidable talents. In addition is an incredible 40 min edit of the amazing pagoda fight sequence in accordance with Bruce Lee's original script notes from 1972. Much of the footage featured was lost for over two decades in the vaults of Golden Harvest studios. Packed with over three hours of stunning DVD extras including rare deleted footage and showcasing a brand new restored and digitally re-mastered anamorphic transfer, Game of Death: Platinum Edition is the most complete tribute to the Game of Death Phenomenon available anywhere in the World!

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Game Of Death (1978)

R

Action/Martial Arts/Drama/Crime/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 36m · 6/8/1979

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Bruce Lee challenges the underworld to a Game of Death.

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After 22 years of waiting, Game of Death is at last available to UK audiences as nature intended. Now reinstated is the legendary one-on-one nunchaku battle between Bruce Lee and top student Dan Inosanto which is conceptually totally unique to this movie. Directed by 'Enter the Dragon's Robert Clouse, the full uncut 1978 version features Bruce Lee as Billy Lo, a martial arts master on the run from a vicious crime syndicate, who will stop at nothing to secure his formidable talents. In addition is an incredible 40 min edit of the amazing pagoda fight sequence in accordance with Bruce Lee's original script notes from 1972. Much of the footage featured was lost for over two decades in the vaults of Golden Harvest studios. Packed with over three hours of stunning DVD extras including rare deleted footage and showcasing a brand new restored and digitally re-mastered anamorphic transfer, Game of Death: Platinum Edition is the most complete tribute to the Game of Death Phenomenon available anywhere in the World!

Streaming Rank Today: 20802 7

Status

Released

Languages

Chinese/Mandarin, English

Countries

Hong Kong SAR, United States

Production Companies

Concord Productions Inc., Columbia Pictures, Golden Harvest Company, Niche Pictures, Nova Media, Paragon Films Ltd.

Budget

$850,000

Revenue

$31,300,000
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Cast
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Bruce Lee

Billy Lo / Hai Tien (original 1972 footage)
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Gig Young

Jim Marshall
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Dean Jagger

Dr. Land
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Hugh O'Brian

Steiner
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Colleen Camp

Ann Morris
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Robert Wall

Carl Miller
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Mel Novak

Stick
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Hakim / Mantis (original 1972 footage) (archive footage)
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Chuck Norris

Fighter (archive footage)
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Dan Inosanto

Pasqual / Third Floor Guardian (original 1972 footage) (as Danny Inosanto)
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Billy McGill

John
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Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Lo Chen (as Hung Kim Po)
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Roy Chiao

Henry Lo
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Tony Chiu-Wai Leung

David (as Tony Leung)
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Jim James

Surgeon
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Russell Cawthorne

Doctor
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David Hu

Businessman 1
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Peter Gee

Businessman 2
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Don Barry

Boat Captain / Hakim (double)
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Jess Hardie

Record Producer
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Eddie Lye

Director
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Peter Nelson

Assistant Director
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Tae-jeong Kim

Billy Lo (as Kim Tai Jong)
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Yuan Chieh

Fighter accomplice (original 1972 footage) (archive footage)
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Han Jae Ji

Restaurant Fighter / Quarter Floor Guardian (original 1972 footage) (archive footage)
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James Tien

Charlie Wang / Fighter accomplice antagonist (original 1972 footage) (archive footage)
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Ho Wang

Lau Yea-chun (archive footage) (as Casanova Wong)
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Biao Yuen

Billy Lo / Biker in black (as Bill Yuen)
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Robert Baker

Fighter (closing credits) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Stephen Chang

Ming Tao (uncredited)
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Liu Chia-Yung

(uncredited)
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Robert Clouse

Carl's Second #1 (uncredited)
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Warwick Paul Evans

Ringside Commentator (uncredited)
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In-shik Hwang

First Floor Guardian (original 1972 footage) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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John Ladalski

Carl Miller's second (uncredited)
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Ching-Ying Lam

Macau fighter (uncredited)
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Kun Li

(archive footage) (uncredited)
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Mars

Macau fighter (uncredited)
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Nora Miao

(archive footage) (uncredited)
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Andre Morgan

Extra (uncredited)
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Kim Schmidt

Blonde Script Girl on 'Way of the Dragon' & 'Fist of Fury' Set (uncredited)
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Chien Szu-Ying

Old woman at the funeral (uncredited)
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Maria Yi

(archive footage) (uncredited)
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Wah Yuen

Lo Chen's second (uncredited)
Crew
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Robert Clouse

Director
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Bruce Lee

Director
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Robert Clouse

Writer
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Bruce Lee

Writer
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Raymond Man-Wai Chow

Producer
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Bruce Lee

Producer
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John Barry

Music
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Joseph Koo

Music
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Godfrey A. Godar

Cinematograpy
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Tadashi Nishimoto

Cinematograpy
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Alan Pattillo

Editor
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Lee Wan Loong

Art
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Man-Chuen Ma

Art
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(DVD)

3/12/2008

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(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

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