Game of Death (1978)

Left unfinished at Lee's death in 1973, the completed footage contains some of his most philosophically rich filmmaking. The concept: a martial arts master climbs a pagoda, facing increasingly lethal opponents on each floor, each one representing a different fighting style that he must adapt to defeat. The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fight, reconstructed from 11 minutes of original footage, is one of the most fascinating sequences in cinema — Lee vs. a 7'2" NBA star in near-darkness.