The big boss = Tang shan da xiong

Author

Wei Luo

Call Number

• BLU-RAY ACTION (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

In Mandarin, Cantonese or dubbed English, with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Lee Kwan, Han Ying-chieh, Nora Miao, Tony Liu.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2020]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (100 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R.

Summary

"In the early 1970s, a kung-fu dynamo named Bruce Lee side-kicked his way onto the screen and straight into pop-culture immortality. With his magnetic screen presence, tightly coiled intensity, and superhuman martial-arts prowess, Lee was an icon who conquered both Hong Kong and Hollywood cinema, and transformed the art of the action film in the process. This collection brings together the five films that define the Lee legend: furiously exciting fist-fliers propelled by his innovative choreography, unique martial-arts philosophy, and whirlwind fighting style. Though he completed only a handful of films while at the peak of his stardom before his untimely death at age thirty-two, Lee left behind a monumental legacy as both a consummate entertainer and a supremely disciplined artist who made Hong Kong action cinema a sensation the world over."--Container.

"Enter a legend. Bruce Lee's return to the Hong Kong film industry after a decade in America proved to be his big breakthrough, launching him to superstardom and setting a new standard for kung-fu heroics. In The Big Boss, he commands the screen with his gravitas and explosive physicality in the role of a Chinese immigrant working at a Thai ice factory and sworn to an oath of nonviolence. When he discovers that the factory's ruthless higher-ups are running a secret heroin ring and offing their own workers, his commitment to pacifism is put to the test. With his undeniable charisma and fluid, lightning-fast martial-arts style, Lee is a revelation, blazing across the screen with a speed and power the likes of which had never been seen before."--Container insert.

Notes

Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.

This disc was released as Disc 1 of the Criterion Collection box set Bruce Lee, his greatest hits.

Special features: 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; optional Peter Thomas score ; audio commentaries by Bruce Lee expert Brandon Bentley and Hong-Kong film expert Mike Leeder ; On The big boss - interview with Lee biographer Matthew Polly ; alternate footage ; Bruce Lee, the early years ; Bruce Lee vs. Peter Thomas ; trailers and TV spot ; new English subtitle translation.