Screenplay:
Lo WeiCinematography:
Chris ChenCast:
Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Kwan Lee, Ying-Chieh Han, Anthony Lau, Billy Chan, Ching-Ying Lam, Peter Lung Chan, Marilyn Bautista, Chue Chan, Nora Miao (more)Plots(1)
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. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Bruce Lee
USA
Best movies:
Too Late for Divorce (1956)
The Orphan (1960)
Golden Gate Girl (1941)
Maria Yi
China
Best movies:
The Tournament (1974)
Fist of Fury (1972)
The Big Boss (1971)
James Tien
China
Best movies:
The Iron Fisted Monk (1977)
Righting Wrongs (1986)
Fist of Fury (1972)
Kwan Lee
China
Best movies:
The Tournament (1974)
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
The Big Boss (1971)
Ying-Chieh Han
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Broken Oath (1977)
Anthony Lau
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Shaolin Temple (1976)
Fist of Fury (1972)
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Billy Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Warriors Two (1978)
Ching-Ying Lam
China
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Warriors Two (1978)
Peter Lung Chan
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Warriors Two (1978)
Marilyn Bautista
Best movies:
The Big Boss (1971)
Secret of the Incas' Empire (1987)
Driving Force (1989)
Chue Chan
Best movies:
The Big Boss (1971)
Bruce Lee: The True Story (1976)
The Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
Nora Miao
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
Fist of Fury (1972)
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
Stephen Chang
Best movies:
First Blood (1982)
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
Creed (2015)
Shan Kam
Best movies:
Fist of Fury (1972)
When Taekwondo Strikes (1973)
The Big Boss (1971)