Product Details

• Actors: Bruce Lee
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: July 26, 2005
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009IXRIA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,977 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Bruce Lee was an amazingly prolific, influential, and graceful man, and his mark on the world have been assured even if he hadn't made a single film. But those five films he made as an adult (he was a child actor in Hong Kong before returning to the U.S.), along with his untimely death, have captured the imagination of generations of martial arts fans. Because of his high profile, though, Lee's life has been well documented over the years--so this A&E Biography proves somewhat redundant, despite its quality. The Immortal Dragon may be more accurate than other offerings--Dragon, the Lee bio that starred Jason Scott Lee (no relation, but a remarkable resemblance), is probably the most entertaining--but there aren't enough revelations here to make it indispensable. At a scant 50 minutes, The Immortal Dragon may not have enough time to fulfill on its initial promise. How unlike Lee. --Randy Silver

Product Description

He fought his way from the mean streets of Hong Kong to international superstardom. With blazing fists and a burning passion, he became one of the most celebrated kung-fu masters of all time. In classic films like Fists of Fury and Enter the Dragon, he created the martial arts action genre that has become a favorite of moviegoers worldwide. But just as he reached the height of fame, he was struck down by a mysterious ailment or was it the curse that supposedly follows his family? This fascinating program examines the short, meteoric life of Bruce Lee. Exclusive interviews with friends and family including his late son Brandon and extensive footage from home movies, screen-tests and his legendary films help reveal the man behind the myth of the Immortal Dragon.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Bruce Lee Documentary Available, October 3, 2005

By	Raimundo Rodriguez (Kissimmee, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Bruce Lee - The Immortal Dragon [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is without doubt the best Bruce Lee documentary for sale. I say this because the very best one was the first BIOGRAPHY that A&E aired in the early 90's, but due to not having secured the legal rights, they were forced to destroy the master print and make a new one (the one on this review). It is a shame, because if this one is still a five star bio, the other one was a true masterpiece of editing, color, soundtrack, rarer clips from Lee's appeareance in tv shows like IRONSIDE and training footage.And seemed like it was put together as a labor of love. This one is excellent too, but lacks the depth and warm of the other one. Still highly recommendable though.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon is great DVD!, August 1, 2007

By	N. Kok "Kirby Kok" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon is great DVD! this video explains the history and biography of the greatest Martial artists of all time, Bruce lee! This documentary video gives you insight on how Bruce Lee became famous! This video has rear clips and video of Bruce lee performing his amazing martial arts demonstration on film and television. It has interviews with Bruce Lee's family and friends including his late son, Brandon Lee. I recommend it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars phylography, May 17, 2007

By	Mozer "Moe-G" (California) - See all my reviews

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If someone told me "Bruce Lee was a philosopher" a few years ago, I would have laughed out loud.
I've loved Bruce Lee as Martial Arts expert/performer/action_movie-pioneer for years and years, but the stuff I read about Bruce Lee's philosophy and ideas in general was always muddy, oddly put together, and or tough to read.
This bio is concise, informative, and not repetitive the way a lot of early A&E Biographies were. And of course, the best thing about this DVD, is that you see and understand that Bruce Lee was more than a physical phenom that moved (more than anyone I've ever seen) in what could be posted in wikipedia as "Poetry in Motion."