The Wandering Swordsman (1970)
遊俠兒
In this thrilling martial arts twist on the tale of Robin Hood, a charismatic highwayman with formidable sword skills decides to help the poor by robbing from thieves and distributing the wealth. This plan doesn't sit well with the criminals, who band together to stop him. Fortunately, our hero has a powerful blade on his side, not to mention popular beauty Lily Li at his side. A high-spirited blend of action, romance, and comedy, this Shaw Brothers classic from fearless director Chang Cheh is a timeless example of pure high-voltage entertainment.
- Date of release
- 1970-02-04
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Director
- Chang Cheh
Casting
- David Chiang Da-Wei — Yu Hsieh Erh/Wandering Swordsman
- Bolo Yeung — 'Unicorn' Du Kuo Lung
- Lily Li — Chiang Ning
- Chan Sing — Iron King Jung Sz Hu
- Liu Gang — Flying Robber Fang Tien Lung
- Wang Kuang-Yu — Single Swordsman Jin Li Loi
- Lan Wei-Lieh — Chief Wen
- Chang Pei-Shan — 'Fail-Safe' Kung Wu
- Cheng Lui — Chief Jiang Wei
- Wu Ma — Foxy Hou Jiou
- Hong Liu — Flying Robber Guo Tien Wan
- Tung Li — Chief Huang
Interesting facts
The Wandering Swordsman (遊俠兒) is a 1970 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring David Chiang and Lily Li.
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