Enter the Dragon
June 20, 2023
As part of the year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment will release the classic martial arts film Enter the Dragon for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc and digital Aug. 8.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of its 1973 release, Enter the Dragon is credited with bringing interest in the Asian martial arts genre to mainstream Western cinema. Directed by Robert Clouse, the film stars Bruce Lee in his final completed film role. In addition to Lee, the film also stars John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Bob Wall, Shih Kein and introduces Jim Kelly. It was written by Michael Allin and produced by Fred Weintraub, Paul Heller, and Raymond Chow with a score by honorary Academy Award recipient Lalo Schifrin.
Lee plays a martial arts expert determined to take down the ruthless gang leader Han, who was responsible for the death of his sister. Recruited by an intelligence agency, he poses a student and attends a tournament at a remote island fortress. His goal is to gather evidence that will prove Han’s involvement with drug trafficking and prostitution. With one man focused on crime and the other bent on revenge, the two engage in the now-classic fight-to-the-death finish.
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In 2004, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” In 1999, Bruce Lee was listed in Time magazine’s “100 most influential people of the century.”
The Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc includes both the theatrical version of the film and the special edition of the film, which features three additional minutes of footage, and digital copies of each. Both the disc and digital release include the following legacy special features: an introduction by Linda Lee Cadwell and commentary by Paul Heller and Michael Allin.