| The Wandering Swordsman | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 遊俠兒 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 游侠儿 | ||||||
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| Directed by | Chang Cheh | ||||||
| Written by | Ni Kuang | ||||||
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw | ||||||
| Starring | David Chiang Lily Li | ||||||
| Cinematography | Hua Shan | ||||||
| Edited by | Chiang Hsing-lung | ||||||
| Music by | Wang Fu-ling | ||||||
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| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||
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Running time | 103 minutes | ||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||
| Language | Mandarin | ||||||
The Wandering Swordsman is a 1970 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring David Chiang and Lily Li.
Plot
[edit]The wandering swordsman Yu Hsieh Erh travels around seeking adventure and meets a group of bandits who are planning to rob a convoy escorting some valuables. Initially, he is tricked by them into participating in the robbery but then realises his folly and he returns to take his revenge on them.
Cast
[edit]- David Chiang as Wandering Swordsman
- Lily Li as Jiang Ning / Siao Ning Ji
- Cheng Lui as Chief Jiang Wei
- Cheung Pooi-saan as "Fail Safe" Kung Wu
- Wang Kuang-yu as Single Swordsman Jin Li Loi
- Wu Ma as Foxy Hou Jiou
- Chan Sing as Iron King Jung Sz Hu
- Lau Gong as Flying Robber Fang Tien Lung
- Hung Lau as Flying Robber Guo Tien Wan
- Bolo Yeung as Unicorn
- Tung Li as Chief Huang
- Nam Wai-lit as Chief Wen
- Tung Choi-bo as Chief Xie
- Lau Kwan as casino gambler
- Wong Pau-gei as Brother Choy
- Wong Chung as Wei Sheng Security member
- Cliff Lok as Wei Sheng Security member
- Yuen Cheung-yan as Wei Sheng Security member
- Yuen Shun-yi as Wei Sheng Security member / robber
- Hsu Hsia as Wei Sheng Security member
- Chan Siu-gai as Wei Sheng Security member
- Yee Kwan as casino dealer
- Wu Por as casino cashier
- Chui Chung-hok as casino thug
- Chan Keung as casino thug
- Fuk Yan-cheng as casino gambler
- Yue Man-wa as casino gambler
- Chan Chuen as robber
- Yuen Woo-ping as robber
- Lo Wai as robber
- Yen Shi-kwan as robber
- Fung Hap-so as robber
- Chan Seng-tong as robber
- Lai Yan as robber
- Wong Ching as robber
- Tam Bo as robber
- Ko Hung as robber
- Ng Yuen-fan as Unicorn Clan member / robber
- Wong Mei as Unicorn Clan member
- Chin Chun as restaurant boss
- Lok Ming as restaurant waiter
- Lau Cheun as restaurant patron
- Tsang Choh-lam as eatery waiter
- Goo Chim-hung as eatery boss
- Kwan Yan as eatery customer
- Hao Li-jen as villager fleeing flood
- Lau Kar-wing
- San Sin
- Kong Chuen
- Wan Leng-gwong
- Fan Dan
External links
[edit]- The Wandering Swordsman at IMDb
- The Wandering Swordsman at AllMovie
- The Wandering Swordsman at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- The Wandering Swordsman at Hong Kong Cinemagic