The Battle Wizard (1977)
天龍八部
A brother who loves books and a sister who loves swords must face a yellow-robed warrior, the Red Python, a sinuous snake-charmer, and a silk-masked beauty (who must kill or wed the first man to see her face) before they can bring peace to their battle-addled family.
- Date of release
- 1977-09-09
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (38)
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Genres
- Action, Fantasy
- Director
- Pao Hsueh-Li
Casting
- Danny Lee Sau-yin — Prince Tuan Yu
- Tanny Tien Ni — Mu Wan-Ching / Hsiang Yao-cha
- Lin Chen-Chi — Zhong Ling-erh
- Shih Chung-Tien — Yellow Robe Man
- Chiang Tao — Yue Canglong
- Keung Hon — Sikong Xuan
- Wai Wang — Emperor Tuan Zheng Ming
- Si Wai — Prince Tuan Zhengchun
- San Shu-Wa — Chief Zhong
- Gam Lau — Qin Hongmian
- Teresa Ha Ping — Chief Zhong's Wife
- Leung Seung-Wan — Emperor's Man
Interesting facts
The Battle Wizard (天龍八部) is a 1977 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from the novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Jin Yong, focusing on the story of Duan Yu. The screenplay was written by Ni Kuang, and the film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Pao Hsueh-li.
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