The Big Boss (1972)

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Wei Lo Director previously directed The Shadow Whip

Down on his luck in Guangdong, Cheng takes a job at a Thai ice factory with the help of his cousins. But when two of his cousins accidentally break a block of ice and discover it's filled with heroin they're eliminated as a threat to the company's drug smuggling operation. Infuriated over the loss of his cousins the incorruptible Cheng will stop at nothing to see his cousins' killers brought to justice and the whole dirty operation up in flames.

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Bruce Lee's first major film role.

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Bruce Lee Cheng Chao-an
Maria Yi Chiao Mei
James Tien Hsu Chien
Ying-Chieh Han Hsiao Mi (The Boss)
Malalene Miss Wuman
Tony Liu Hsiao Chiun
Kun Li Ah Kun
Nora Miao Drinkstand Owner
San Chin Hua Sze
Chih Chen Foreman
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Name The Big Boss
US Release March 22, 1972
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Runtime 110
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Tang Shan da Xiong
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