Bruce Lee demonstrates why without ever being a tournament champion that he was one of the best martial artists of all times. His speed and technique easily out class the other real martial artisits this film presents. His fight with Chuck Norris in this film is legendary. Watching Chuck in his prime is intense, high speed and accuracy. What scares me is that Bruce is faster. And even though he is lacking size, its obvious that the little dragons power is intense. Yes the scenes in these movies may be choreographed, but it's hard to make duplicate the skills shown by these fighters with trick photography and ballet lessons.
This is the first film Bruce took a major role in both on and off the set. He searched for quality martial artists for the fight scenes and was the one who recommended Italy for this shoot.
The film revolves around a restaurant in Italy run by Lee's uncle and his (assumable ) cousins. Local gangsters try to close the restaurant down and get a piece of the action. To avoid complications with the law, they try and man handle the restaurant owner and workers and Lee comes to the rescue.