These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World
By: Grady Hendrix
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
When a major Hollywood studio released Five Fingers of Death to thrill-seeking Times Square moviego…
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16. These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World
By: Grady Hendrix
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Format: 336 pages, Paperback
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