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The Big Boss

R
Movie
1971
1h 39m
Mandarin
Action
Cheng is a young Chinese mainlander who moves in with his expatriate cousins to work at an ice factory in Thailand. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fights. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the resulting mystery and pressures force him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.
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7.1
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The Big Boss (1971) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
74

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Bruce Lee
Cheng Chiu On
Maria Yi
Chiao Mei
Tony Liu
Boss Mi's son
Li Kun
Ah Kun
Nora Miao
Lemonade girl
Kam Shan
Ah Shan
Chan Chue
Factory manager
Tu ChiaCheng
Third Uncle
Peter Chan Lung
Mi's man (uncredited)
Shan Chin
Hua Sze
Directed By: Lo Wei
Written By: Lo Wei (Screenplay)

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siggi963 says...
4 weeks ago
Bruce Lee. You love him or you hate him. All of his movies are classics and this is one of them
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HeronAnc says...
3 years ago
The sound is horrible (why that baby song all the first act?), the editing is kind of bad, the performances are strange, the script is so simple and flat... at least the fighting is great (and Bruce Lee too, he carries the movie completely)
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julienpierre says...
3 years ago
As Lee’s introduction to the martial arts movie, it is a gentle step in the right direction, and obviously he has the star quality. From the cinema history point of view, The Big Boss is a great document of the status of HK cinema of the period. For me, it is had a good story, that doesn’t drag on and is full of surprises. To me it is better than Enter the Dragon.
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Torgo says...
3 years ago
I quite liked this one. Not sure why it's taking so much slack here.
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TwiceONCE2016
2 years ago
Does anyone have great memories of seeing THE BIG BOSS (1971) late night on Channel 4 (UK) in the 90s?

It was the first time I saw the uncut version after watching the VHS countlessly in cut form. What a revelation it was - especially seeing it as a child.
The film is at times rough (very, very More
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drqshadow
4/10  5 years ago
Organized crime, conspiracy, drug-smuggling and murder in a Hong Kong ice factory, where vocal employees soon disappear without a trace. Of course, this is all just a simple vehicle to move us from one martial arts fight to the next. As Bruce Lee's first major starring role, such brawls are pred More
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$hubes
7/10  3 years ago
I really want to give this one a "10" just because it's Bruce Lee...but in all honesty, I can't simply because it's almost laughable...no, it IS laughable by today's standards. I love Bruce Lee, and there's no doubt that not only was he the best martial artist ever but he _did_ have that "screen pre More
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