''Bruce Lee and I'' (, released in the United States as ''Bruce Lee: His Last Days, His Last Nights'') is a 1976 Hong Kong
biographical action film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...
directed by
Lo Mar, and starring
Betty Ting Pei and
Danny Lee. The film was released in Hong Kong on 9 January 1976. The film is based on
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Hong Kong martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from ...
's last days leading up to his
death
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose sh ...
in Pei's apartment at Hong Kong on 20 July 1973.
Plot
The movie is mainly Betty Ting's story with Bruce Lee based on real life events. Opens with Betty and Bruce rolling around in bed around the time he died. Continues with Betty telling her story to a bartender, beginning when she was a loner school girl, she meets Bruce when he saves her from a beating one night and gives her some money. She then attempts to break into show biz and meets Bruce again: from there they become lovers until his death.
Cast
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Betty Ting Pei as herself
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Danny Lee as
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Hong Kong martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from ...
* Lu Chin-ku as Chao Yueh
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Unicorn Chan
*Wong San as
Lo Wei
*Alexander Grand as Rensky
*Yuen Cheung-yan as Thug attacking Betty in bar
*Chan Lau as Thug in bar
*Tino Wong as Thug in bar
*Chow Yun-kin as Thug in bar
*Yuen Shun-yee as Stuntman on Movie Set
*Lee Chiu as Stuntman on Movie Set
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Yuen Kwai as Thug
*Chin Yuet-sang as Thug
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Alan Chui Chung-San as Thug
*Hsu Hsia as Thug
*Wong Pau-gei as Thug
*Ho Pak-kwong as Waiter
*Nam Seok-hun as Bartender
*Chan Siu-gai as Extra on movie set
*Chu Yau-ko as Gambler
*Fung Ging-man
*Chin Chun
See also
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List of Hong Kong films
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List of Hong Kong films of 1976
References
# Celestial Pictures Shaw Brothers Universe. (18 November 2012). Bruce Lee & I 李小龍與我 (1975) **Official Trailer** by Shaw Brothers
ideo file Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K06ZX5FwyA
# Bruce Lee. (2019). Bruce Lee.
nlineAvailable at: https://www.brucelee.com /Retrieved 2019-04-14.
External links
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1976 films
1976 martial arts films
1976 action films
Hong Kong biographical films
Bruceploitation films
Action films based on actual events
Films shot in Hong Kong
Hong Kong action films
Kung fu films
1970s Mandarin-language films
Biographical films about actors
1970s Hong Kong films
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