Concord Production Inc. () was a production company founded in 1972 in
Hong Kong
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by
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (; born Lee Jun-fan, ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines th ...
and
Raymond Chow
Raymond Chow Man-wai, (; 8 October 1927 – 2 November 2018) was a Hong Kong film producer, and presenter. He was responsible for successfully launching martial arts and the Hong Kong cinema onto the international stage. As the founder of G ...
(50%). Lee was in charge of the creative decisions and Chow was in charge of the administration. The ''
Golden Harvest'' was in charge of the ''
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''. The Lee Estate owns 51% of Concord Films, the other 49% belonging to Raymond Chow. Concord has the following in its library: 1–''
Way of the Dragon
''The Way of the Dragon'' (, originally released in the United States as ''Return of the Dragon'') is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Bruce Lee, who also stars in the lead role. This is Lee ...
'', 2–50% of ''
Enter the Dragon
''Enter the Dragon'' ( zh, t=龍爭虎鬥) is a 1973 martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and written by Michael Allin. The film stars Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly. It was Lee's final completed film appearance before his deat ...
'', 3–''
Game of Death footage''. Raymond and the Estate agree to settle up for a flat fee buy out. Raymond buys the 51% of Concord. After Lee's death,
Linda Lee Cadwell
Linda Emery Lee Cadwell (born March 21, 1945) is a retired American teacher and writer. She is the author of the Bruce Lee biography '' Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew'', upon which the film '' Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'' is based, as well as th ...
, his wife, sold his portion to Chow in 1976.
Concord went defunct in 1976. Raymond Chow went on to continue running
Golden Harvest.
Productions
* ''
The Way of the Dragon
''The Way of the Dragon'' (, originally released in the United States as ''Return of the Dragon'') is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Bruce Lee, who also stars in the lead role. This is Le ...
'' (1972) with
Golden Harvest
* ''
The Game of Death
''The Game of Death'' (Chinese: 死亡的遊戲) is an incomplete Hong Kong martial arts film, filmed between August and October 1972, directed, written, produced by and starring Bruce Lee, in his final film project. Lee died during the making ...
'' (1972 –
original footage) with Golden Harvest; unfinished because of Bruce Lee's death (An
article on this subject in simple English is also available)
* ''
Enter the Dragon
''Enter the Dragon'' ( zh, t=龍爭虎鬥) is a 1973 martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and written by Michael Allin. The film stars Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly. It was Lee's final completed film appearance before his deat ...
'' (1973) with
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...
* ''
Bruce Lee: the Man and the Legend'' (1973) with Golden Harvest
References
External links
Concord Production Inc.at the
Hong Kong Cinemagic
Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual (French and English) website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people who created them. The webs ...
Concord Production Inc.at
IMDb
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