The Legend of Bruce Lee
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| Genre | Biographic |
| Written by | Qian Linsen Zhang Jianguang |
| Directed by | Lee Moon-ki |
| Starring | Danny Chan Michelle Lang Ted E. Duran Hazen MacIntyre Wang Luoyong Natalia Dzyublo |
| Opening theme | Bruce Lee's Battle Call (吶喊) performed by Emma Re |
| Ending theme | Fist (拳頭) performed by Li Shu and Jin Long |
| Composer(s) | Wang Bing |
| Country of origin | China |
| Language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 50 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Shannon Lee |
| Producer(s) | Yu Shengli |
| Editor(s) | Zhang Yifan |
| Location(s) | Hong Kong Foshan San Francisco Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Thailand Rome |
| Camera setup | 16:9 |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
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| Original channel | CCTV-1 |
| Original airing | 12 October 2008 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 李小龙传奇 | ||||||||||
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The Legend of Bruce Lee is a Chinese biographic television series based on the life story of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. The 50 episodes long series was produced and broadcast by CCTV and had been aired since 12 October 2008. It starred Hong Kong actor Danny Chan as Bruce Lee and American actress Michelle Lang as Lee's wife Linda Lee Cadwell. The production period spanned nine months, with filming taking place in China, Hong Kong, Macau, the United States, Italy and Thailand, with a budget of 50 million yuan (US$7.3 million).
Lee's daughter, Shannon Lee was credited as the executive producer.[1] Other martial artists such as Mark Dacascos, Ray Park, Gary Daniels, Ernest Miller and Michael Jai White are also featured in the series as well, playing the roles of familiars throughout Bruce Lee's life and career.
The Legend of Bruce Lee has seen increasing viewership since its debut in 2008. The first 14 episodes broke China's former record held by Chuang Guan Dong. According to the CSM survey held on 26th October 2008, the first 30 episodes of the series received viewership ratings above 10.35%. The finale episode attained a viewership rating of 14.87%; breaking CCTV's all time high record set in 2003.
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[edit] International syndications
- Brazil: "Bruce Lee - A Lenda" began airing on Rede CNT on May 02, 2011.
- Italy: "La Leggenda di Bruce Lee" began airing on RAI 4 from April 4.
- United States: began airing on KTSF on weeknights at 9:00 pm from April 2009.
- Vietnam: aired on HTV2 and DN1-RTV with a translated name Huyền thoại Lý Tiểu Long in 2009.
- South Korea: 이소룡 전기 began airing on SBS from May 2009.
- Japan: ブルース・リー伝説 began airing on BS NTV from October 3, 2009. It was released on DVD by VAP in 2010.
- Canada: The Legend of Bruce Lee began airing on Fairchild Television on March 15, 2010.
- Hong Kong: began airing on ATV Home on May 14th, 2010 but with episodes trimmed from 45 minutes to just 30 minutes. The first four episodes included interviews with Danny Chan at the start of each episode. Also, the opening theme was replaced by the ending theme and vice versa.
- Philippines: Begin airing on Q on June 28, 2010 replacing Idol World: Super Junior.
- Taiwan: Begin airing on TTV on September 27, 2010.
Also, in the United States, Lions Gate Entertainment edited the series into a 183 minutes long film and released it on DVD on September 21, 2010. [2]
[edit] Cast
| Cast | Role |
| Danny Chan | Bruce Lee 李小龍 |
| Michelle Lang | Linda Lee 琳達.埃莫瑞 |
| Giulio Taccon | Brandon Lee 李國豪 |
| Ray Park | Chuck Norris 勞力士 |
| Michael Jai White | Ali 哈里森 |
| Gary Daniels | Fighter 埃里特 |
| Mark Dacascos | Thai fighter 察爾王 |
| Tim Storms | Wally Jay 威利.傑依 |
| Yannick Van Dam | Hoffman (Robert Wall) 霍夫曼 |
| Yu Chenghui | Yip Man 葉問 |
| Wang Luoyong | Shao Ruhai (James Yimm Lee) 邵如海 |
| Gai Ke | Mrs. Lee 李太太 |
| Zhou Zhou | Lee Hoi-chuen 李海泉 |
| Bian Xiaoxiao | Qin Xiaoman (Maria Yi, Nora Miao and Betty Ting) 秦小曼 |
| Hazen Lake MacIntyre | George 喬治 |
| Ted E. Duran | Blair 布萊爾 |
| Natalia Dzyublo | Jones 瓊斯 |
| Traci Ann Wolfe | Julianna 嘉麗雅娜 |
| Eric Chen | Wong Shun Leung 黃淳梁 |
| Liu Dong | Taky Kimura 木村武之 |
| Ning Li | Dan Inosanto 伊諾山度 |
| Gao Daowei | Xu Wenhuai (Raymond Chow) 許文懷 |
| Zhang Lu | Huang Li (Lo Wei) 黃黎 |
| Jia Meiying | Xu Diya (Ruby Chow) 徐迪雅 |
| Lin Yumiao | Ah Lin 阿林 |
| Luc Bendza | Jesse Glover 傑西.格魯夫 |
| Ernest Miller | Earnie Shavers 費雷澤 |
| Leslie H. Collins | William Dozier 威廉 |
| Wang Gongyi | Peter Lee 李忠琛 |
| Cheng Yu | Wang Lichao 王力朝 |
| Li Yuan | Yellow-skinned Kid (Wong Jack Man) 黃皮小子 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Legend of Bruce Lee (이소룡 전기) - Korean Official Website
- The Legend of Bruce Lee (ブルース・リー伝説) - Japanese Official Website
- Living up to Bruce Lee's Legend
- The Legend of Bruce Lee (李小龙传奇) at the Internet Movie Database
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