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The Big Boss is a 1971 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lo Wei and Wu Chia-hsiang. Bruce Lee stars in his first major film in a lead role, and his first Hong Kong film since 1960. The film co-stars Maria Yi, James Tien, Tony Liu, and Nora Miao. Originally written for Tien, the leading role was given to Lee instead when the film's original director, Wu Chia-hsiang, was replaced by Lo Wei. The film was a…
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Martial arts, in one form or another, had long been a staple of global cinema, but it was not until the early 1970s that the genre crystallized into the cultural phenomenon we recognize today. While earlier films from Asia, Europe, and America had dabbled in hand-to-hand combat and stylised violence, it was the arrival of Bruce Lee that transformed martial arts into a cinematic force capable of transcending language…More
