![]() ![]() ![]() It was during this time that their plan for The Silent Flute fell apart. They traveled to India and began looking for ideal locations. Once they had a script ready, scouting out locations for filming was unfortunately the furthest Lee, Coburn, and Silliphant were able to get in making the movie. It was agreed that the two would star in it together, with Coburn playing Cord and Lee playing his kung fu mentors. ![]() He turned his attention to James Coburn, who had already been actively involved in making The Silent Flute happen. Lee was angry that McQueen turned him down, but he remained undeterred. However, Steve McQueen refused to take the part, claiming that he wasn’t going to help Lee launch a movie career for himself. Given that the actor had recently starred in critically-acclaimed box office hits like The Sand Pebbles and Bullitt, he would have been a great hire. Like Coburn, McQueen was a close friend of Lee’s who at one time had trained with him on a regular basis. As for the role of Cord, Lee originally hoped that he could get Steve McQueen on board. Instead, Lee was to play various martial artists who would encounter Cord and teach him kung fu and other valuable lessons along the way. Bruce Lee expected to have a starring role in The Silent Flute, but he had no intention of playing the main protagonist, who was supposed to be a white character. ![]()
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