Tang shan da xiong (1971)

Note Générale:

6,6/10   

Réalisateur:

Wei Lo

Scénariste:

Wei Lo (writer)

Date de sortie:

3 octobre 1971 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

KARATE KUNG-FU! The new screen excitement that gives you the biggest kick of your life!

Intrigue:

A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.

Plot Keywords:

Ice Factory | Kung Fu | Murder | B Movie | Blood

Avis des utilisateurs:

An important part of the Bruce Lee legend

Ensemble

Bruce Lee	...	Cheng Chao-an
Maria Yi	...	Chow Mei
James Tien	...	Hsiu Chien
Ying-Chieh Han	...	Hsiao Mi (The Boss)
Malalene	...	Miss Wuman
Tony Liu	...	Hsiao Chiun (Mi's son)
Kun Li	...	Ah Kun (as Quin Lee)
Nora Miao	...	Drinkstand owner (as Mao Ke-hsiu)
San Chin	...	Hua Sze
Chih Chen	...	Foreman (as Chen Chao)
Chia-Cheng Tu	...	Uncle
Tso Chen
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Billy Chan		(as Hui-yi Chen)
Lung Chan	...	Gatekeeper / Blue Shirt Henchman
Ching-Ying Lam	...	Ah Yen (Cheng's cousin)
Cheng Ying Tu

Autre(s) titre(s):

Big Brother of Tongshan (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
Fists of Fury (USA)
Fists of Glory (Europe: English title)
The Big Boss (Hong Kong: English title)
Tong san dai hing (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Durée:

100 min | UK:101 min | USA:99 min | Argentina:102 min | 115 min (uncut version)

Pays:

Hong Kong

Langue:

Mandarin | Cantonais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-16 (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) (2004) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | USA:X (uncut Hong Kong version) | West Germany:18 | Iceland:16 | Germany:BPjM Restreint

Lieux de tournage:

Pak Chong, Thailand

Société:

Golden Harvest Company

Anecdotes:

This is the only Bruce Lee film (excluding his childhood films and Green Hornet re-edit films) missing his use of the nunchucks. They were not used by Lee until Jing wu men (1972). The only Lee trademark present in this film is his triple kick attack (Lee Sam Geuk - Three Legs Lee). Also, this is the only Lee film to be censored in its original country due to graphic violence.

Goofs:

Continuité: During Cheng's final battles wearing the long sleeve shirt, the sleeves start to roll up and down on their own.

Guillemet:

Mi's son: I had an idea you'd be snooping around. Father told you to mind your own business.
Cheng Chao-an: Now I know the whole story.
Mi's son: Listen buddy you're not going anywhere. So you know. So what? You're heading for the freezer.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Li Hsiao Lung chuan chi (1976)

Bande son:

Moontown

An important part of the Bruce Lee legend

"The Big Boss" (1971) was beloved Bruce Lee's famous breakthrough film. Script is not a very ingenious one and some of the lines are so naive I had no idea should I laugh or cry. Plot is really just a silly excuse to arrange different fight situations. What I'm saying is this is certainly not an outstanding masterpiece and if you're expecting to find something deep and profound from here I can assure you'll be very disappointed. On the other hand, if you want to see speedy, amusing and stylish violence without a single gunshot and legendary Bruce Lee kicking ass in a most entertaining fight sequences this is definitely your flick. I am not a diehard-fan of Bruce Lee but I do love good Asian action movies and although "The Big Boss" was a rather clumsy old kung-fu classic I think it was quite an enjoyable film to watch. In a nutshell: I liked it.