First, "The Legend" is a documentary put together by Golden Harvest studios, and was originally planned as an in-depth background on "Game Of Death", by Russell Cawthorn. It expands to tell Lee's life story with snippets of photos, archival footage from his childhood career, and starring roles up to his death. Interviews with family, friends and time line following the Dragon's career stretch things out allowing the viewer to grasp the general idea of what it was like at the time for Lee's overnight success as an action star in the Far East. We are pretty much given this as an international overview, heavily influenced by the U.K., and it's serviceable.

"The Man And The Legend" is a meatier piece, with a more eastern flavor, still produced by Golden Harvest, however, containing funeral coverage, and private photos, transcripst, and audio that was available to eastern followers primarily. I really enjoyed the countless photos of Bruce, taken at his home, and even the footage of his home, office, and his ideas about future projects.

Betty Ting Pei also lent her cooperation to this production, and I'm certain the Lee family resented her role.

I found M&L to be the one documentary that has more feeling to it, probably because of the fact it was produced so soon after Lee's death. There is a home movie like feel to what you are viewing. After this was made, a great majority of the footage here was not to be seen again.

Try this out if only you want to see the contrasting interpretation of the life of the King of Kung Fu from an Eastern point of view, and the International.