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The Swordsman
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1990 film by King Hu, Ching Siu-tung, Ann Hui, Tsui Hark, Andrew Kam
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7.0A kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.
Released: 1990-04-05120 minDir: King HuAction, AdventureBudget: $2.1MPart of: Swordsman Collection
▶ Watch trailerStream on: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Sam Hui as Ling Wu Chung
- Cecilia Yip Tung as Kiddo
- Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau as Au Yeung
- Sharla Cheung as Ren Ying Ying
- Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying as Blue Phoenix
- Lau Siu-Ming as Ngok
Themes
- martial arts
- wuxia
- woman director
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
2,834 votes
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, History
- Rated
- TV-14
- Awards
- 4 wins & 11 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- martial arts film
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Followed by
- Swordsman II
- Screenwriter
- Jin Yong
- Cast member
- Yuen Wah
- Composer
- Romeo Diaz
- Producer
- Tsui Hark
- Cinematographer
- Peter Pau
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 983080
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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