Bruce Lee in a family drama? No kicks, all feelings. Prepare for emotional whiplash.
The Thunderstorm is a 1957 Hong Kong drama film directed by Ng Wui and starring Bruce Lee based on the play Thunderstorm by Chinese dramatist Cao Yu.
Acting
Bruce Lee broods magnificently in a rare dramatic role.
Writing
Cao Yu's play adapted with brutal familial precision.
Direction
Ng Wui stages theatrical intimacy with cinematic dread.
Director
Ng Wui
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was 16-year-old Bruce Lee's final Hong Kong film before returning to America. He wouldn't act again until The Green Hornet nearly a decade later.
Cao Yu's 1934 play was considered the 'Chinese Ibsen' and banned during the Cultural Revolution for its critique of bourgeois morality.
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