- The Swordsman
Infobox Film
name = The Swordsman
director =King Hu Ching Siu-Tung (uncredited)Ann Hui (uncredited)Andrew Kam (uncredited)Tsui Hark (uncredited)
producer =Tsui Hark
writer =Jinyong (novel)Kwan Man-Leung
starring =Sam Hui Cecilia Yip Jacky Cheung Sharla Cheung Fennie Yuen
music =Romeo Díaz ,James Wong
cinematography =Andy Lam ,Peter Pau
editing =Marco Mak ,David Wu
released = flagicon|Hong Kong|colonialApril 5 ,1990
flagicon|USAMay 22 ,1990
runtime = 120 min. (original)
country = flagicon|Hong Kong|colonial Hong Kong
language = Cantonese
followed_by = "Swordsman II "
amg_id = 1:211659
imdb_id = 0100973"The Swordsman" (zh-tspcy|t=笑傲江湖|s=笑傲江湖|p=Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú|cy=Siu3 Ngou6 Gong1 Wu4) is a 1990
Hong Kong wuxia -action film.King Hu is the director credited, but he is alleged to have left the production, and it was finished by a team led by producerTsui Hark . It is based on the novel "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer " byJinyong .Controversy
Upon the film's initial release in Hong Kong, it was criticised for the casting choice of Sam Hui in the starring role, as the
Cantopop singer was perceived as being too "modern" for a periodmartial arts film .Box office
The film grossed HK $16,052,552 at the Hong Kong box office. [http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=7299&display_set=eng]
External links
* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=49 HK cinemagic entry]
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