#1036b: WEI, Lo: Fist Of Fury (1972)
WEI, Lo (Hong Kong)
First Of Fury [1972]
Spine #1036b
Blu-ray
By Spine #
First Of Fury [1972]
Spine #1036b
Blu-ray
Bruce Lee is at his most awe-inspiringly ferocious in this blistering follow-up to his star-making turn in The Big Boss, which turned out to be an even greater success than its predecessor. Set in 1910s Shanghai, Fist of Fury casts Lee as a martial-arts student who, after his revered master is murdered by a rival dojo of Japanese imperialists, sets out to defend the honor of both his school and the Chinese people, with his fatal fists as his weapon of choice. Elevating Lee to a hero of near folkloric proportions, this historical revenge fantasy blends its stunning action set pieces with a strong anticolonialist statement and a potent dose of the fierce cultural pride that the actor embodied.
107 minutes
Color
Monaural
in Mandarin
2:35:1 aspect ratio
Monaural
in Mandarin
2:35:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2020
Director/Writer
Lo Wei was 54 when he wrote and directed Fist of Fury.
Other Lo Wei films in the Collection:
#1036a: The Big Boss (1971)
The Film
Other Lo Wei films in the Collection:
#1036a: The Big Boss (1971)
The Film
A
Film Rating (0-60):
60
The Extras
The Booklet
Twenty-four page paper magazine with poster featuring an essay by Jeff Chang.
Commentary
The Booklet
Twenty-four page paper magazine with poster featuring an essay by Jeff Chang.
Commentary
Alternate English-language soundtrack
Interview 1
With Lee biographer Matthew Polly.
Interview 2
With producer Andrew Morgan about Golden Harvest, the company behind Hong Kong’s top martial-arts stars, including Lee.
Interview 3
With author Grady Hendrix about the “Bruceploitation” subgenre that followed Lee’s death, and a selection of Bruceploitation trailers.
Multiple programs and documentaries
Interview 1
With Lee biographer Matthew Polly.
Interview 2
With producer Andrew Morgan about Golden Harvest, the company behind Hong Kong’s top martial-arts stars, including Lee.
Interview 3
With author Grady Hendrix about the “Bruceploitation” subgenre that followed Lee’s death, and a selection of Bruceploitation trailers.
Multiple programs and documentaries
About Lee’s life and philosophies, including Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (1998).
Interviews
With Linda Lee Caldwell, Lee’s widow, and many of Lee’s collaborators and admirers, including actors Jon T. Benn, Riki Hashimoto, Nora Miao, Robert Wall, Yuen Wah, and Simon Yam and directors Clarence Fok, Sammo Hung, and Wong Jing.
Interviews
With Linda Lee Caldwell, Lee’s widow, and many of Lee’s collaborators and admirers, including actors Jon T. Benn, Riki Hashimoto, Nora Miao, Robert Wall, Yuen Wah, and Simon Yam and directors Clarence Fok, Sammo Hung, and Wong Jing.
Promotional materials
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