The Sword | |
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Traditional Chinese | 名劍 |
Simplified Chinese | 名剑 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Míng Jiàn |
Jyutping | Ming4 Gim3 |
Directed by | Patrick Tam |
Screenplay by | Lau Shing-hon Clifford Choi Wong Ying Patrick Tam Lo Chi-keung Lau Tin-chi |
Story by | Wong Ying |
Produced by | Raymond Chow |
Starring | Adam Cheng Norman Chu JoJo Chan Tien Feng Bonnie Ngai Eddy Ko Lee Hoi-sang |
Cinematography | Bill Wong |
Edited by | Peter Cheung |
Music by | Joseph Koo |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$2,646,769 |
The Sword is a 1980 Hong Kong wuxia film co-written and directed by Patrick Tam and starring Adam Cheng.[1]
A swordsman wants to fight an evil man; but the swordsman throws his sword into the sea after fighting because he wants to live in peace. The film is set in the ancient city of the Song dynasty. It was filmed in a provincial town in Shandong province, China.