OVERALL: Draw

Golden Harvest version
- The US Shout! Factory "Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection" includes the most extras and with multiple Mandarin/Cantonese/English dub audio options.
- The identical UK Hong Kong Legends Platinum Edition and UK Cine Asia Ultimate Edition releases have many exclusive extensive extras though note only includes the Cantonese mono and English dub mono tracks.
- The R0 HK IVL "Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection" and R3 HK Joy Sales have some exclusive extras and have the Mandarin/Cantonese tracks in DTS and original mono options. The R1 Fox "Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection" also has the extras from the HK IVL / Joy Sales but only includes the Mandarin/Cantonese tracks in mono and the English dub in DTS.

National General Pictures version
A draw between R0 US editions by Fox and Goodtimes, which are currently the only known editions offering this cut of the film. The Goodtimes disc is anamorphic, but taken from a non-anamorphic source.

GENERAL NOTES:
*The following versions of the movie are known:
- The original 1971 version, this version is believed to be "lost" (~115mn),
- The Golden Harvest version (~100mn), which is the most commonly seen version,
- The National General Pictures version (~100mn), released in the US.
Each of the last two versions has exclusive material, but the Golden Harvest version is often considered to be "the best" since source material is in better shape.
A comparison between these two versions (and an old VHS German offering exclusive material) is available on Movie Censorship.
An in-depth article on the original 1971 version is also available on Little Dragon.

*The following soundtracks of the movie are known:
- Mandarin: the movie was originally shot without sound and dubbed into Mandarin, hence the "original" soundtrack is considered to be the Mandarin one. However, note that Bruce Lee was speaking Cantonese when the movie was shot, even though nothing was recorded.
- English: this soundtrack was recorded in 1973, for the National General Pictures version, when the movie was released in the US,
- Cantonese: this dubbed version was created in 1983 for the Golden Harvest National version.
The original Mandarin soundtrack is offered on several DVDs, but since some scenes are missing, "abrupt jumps" can be noticed.
The English soundtrack is also offered on several discs offering the Golden Harvest version, which means adaptations had to be performed.

*Not to be confused with the UK-titled Bruce Lee movie "Fist of Fury" (AKA The Chinese Connection AKA Jing wu men (1972)).

*An edition released by Bonzai Media is available through several US retailers but not detailed in this comparison since it is a confirmed bootleg.


OTHER COMPARISONS:
For the image/audio-comparison, see these great links (R3 has the edge):
(1) - Bullets N Babes
(2) - 10K Bullets

CUTS:

• R0 America- Goodtimes - No cuts - 1973 National General Pictures version (99:26 NTSC)
• R0 America- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1973 National General Pictures version (100:13 NTSC)
• R0 China- Zoke Culture - No cuts - 1983 Golden Harvest version
• R0 Hong Kong- Mega Star - No "real" cuts - 1983 Golden Harvest version. However, the "Golden Harvest" logo is missing
• R0 Hong Kong- Universe Laser and Video Co. Ltd. - Yes, 1983 Golden Harvest version in which the following scenes are missing:
  - Wu Mang in the bed sleeping with Cheng, the latter realising what has happened and beginning his exit out of the brothel.
  - Wu Mang showing Cheng her dart scars.
  The "Golden Harvest" logo may be missing as well (unconfirmed).
• R0 Bruce Lee Ultimate DVD Collection Hong Kong- IVL/Fortune Star - No cuts - 1983 Golden Harvest version (99:28 NTSC)
• R1 Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection America- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment - No cuts - 1983 Golden Harvest version (99:30 NTSC)
• R1 Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection America- Shout! Factory - No cuts, 1983 Golden Harvest version (100:13 NTSC).
• R2 Scandinavia- SME/Scanbox - No "real" cuts - 1983 Golden Harvest version (96:05 PAL). However, the "Golden Harvest" logo is missing
• R2 United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends - Yes, 1983 Golden Harvest version in which the "Golden Harvest" logo and the first few seconds of the movie are missing (96:01 PAL)
• R2 Platinum Edition United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends - No cuts - 1983 Golden Harvest version (96:02 PAL)
• R2 Ultimate Edition United Kingdom- Cine-Asia - No cuts - 1983 Golden Harvest version (96:02 PAL)
• R3 Hong Kong- Joy Sales - No cuts
• R3 Korea- Spectrum - No cuts - 1983 Golden Harvest version
• R4 Australia- Hong Kong Legends - Yes, 1983 Golden Harvest version in which the "Golden Harvest" logo and the first few seconds of the movie are missing (96:01 PAL)

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Comparison added by Craig on 14/07/01
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 05/02/16

UPDATE LOG:

03/02/11 - Removed dead links from the overall.
10/04/11 - Added R4 Austraila.
11/04/11 - Removed dead link.
20/10/13 - Added R2 UK Cine-Asia UE.
11/12/13 - Added R0 US by Goodtimes and overall update, mostly regarding the different versions and soundtracks of the film.
05/-2/16 - Addition of US Shout!, ASINS, capsaholic.