August 17 1973 

ENTER THE DRAGON opens in NY. Directed by Robert Clouse. Written by Michael Allin. Bruce Lee's first US funded kung fu epic, its bland plotting and questionable acting notwithstanding, becomes a major BO sensation & catapults the star to instant icon status. Regrettably, Lee dies in Hong Kong at the age of 32 a month before film's release. 

 

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