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Game of Death

Movie · 1978 · 92 min

A scrappy, uneven revenge thriller that flickers to life whenever its star is on screen, ending in a surreal, iconic tower of fights.

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1978 film Robert Clouse
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Year
1978
Runtime
92 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Details

Genres
drama, action, cantopop, martial arts
Directed by
Bruce Lee, Sammo Hung, Robert Clouse
Written by
Bruce Lee
Starring
Bruce Lee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dean Jagger, Sammo Hung, Gig Young, Yuen Biao, Hugh O'Brian, Dan Inosanto
Music
John Barry
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States, Hong Kong
Languages
English, Cantonese

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