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Fist of Fury was released in the U.S. under the title The Chinese Connection, which was originally intended for an earlier film The Big Boss (also starring Bruce Lee), as a means of tapping on the popularity of another film The French Connection (starring Gene Hackman) released earlier in the U.S.. However, the U.S. titles for Fist of Fury and The Big Boss were accidentally switched places, resulting in the former being released in the U.S. under the title The Chinese Connection until 2005, while the latter was released as Fists of Fury. This led to much confusion.
Recent television screenings and the current official DVD release (by 20th Century Fox, originally available in The Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection box set) in the U.S. have restored the original titles of all the films starring Bruce Lee. Fist of Fury is now officially known as Fist of Fury in the U.S.. The current DVD version also has a subtitle that says "A.K.A. The Chinese Connection" when the Fist of Fury title appears on screen, as the source material is the Fortune Star digital remasters.
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