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Auction History Result 3p0448 CHINESE CONNECTION Aust 1sh 1973 great different art of kung fu master Bruce Lee, ultra rare! Date Sold 1/17/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1973 (from the first release of this movie in Australia) Vintage Theatrical Folded Australian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 26 1/2" x 40" [67 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Jing Wu Men (released in the U.S. in 1973 as "The Chinese Connection" and as "Fist of Fury", which makes a confusing situation even more confusing, since Lee's other early hit was "Fists of Fury" in the U.S.), the classic 1972 Lo Wei Hong Kong kung fu martial arts fighting action crime thriller ("Unstoppable! Unbelievable! Unbeatable!"; "The Master of Karate/Kung Fu is back to break you up, smash you down, and kick you apart with 'The Chinese Connection'"; "The fateful day Chen Chen vowed vengeance"; produced by Raymond Chow) starring Bruce Lee ("The greatest exponent in the art of kung-fu"), Maria Yi, Nora Miao, Robert Baker, and Tien Feng. Note that this movie received a very limited release in the United States until after the success of "Enter the Dragon", at which point it received a wide U.S. release. Also, note that Australia distributed this movie as "Fist of Fury", and released Lee's previous movie (Tang Shan Da Xiong) as "The Chinese Connection", which further complicates things! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one before and we have never auctioned ANY first release movie paper from Australia for this movie in all our years of auctioning! Note also that this Australian one-sheet measures 26 1/2" x 40" [67 x 102 cm]. Condition: good to very good. There is a snipe taped at upper right (see our image) with tape that stains the poster. It has creases along the folds, and some light creases scattered in various areas. It has tiny creases along portions of the vertical foldline between the center and bottom crossfolds and they have discoloration behind them but it is not very noticeable or distracting on the front. After linenbacking with some proper restoration the very rare poster will display well! Learn More about condition grades 
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