The Romance of Book and Sword

1987·Hong Kong·89 min.
The Romance of Book and Sword
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The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign.

DirectorAnn Hui
ScreenwriterLouis Cha·Ann Hui
CinematographyBill Wong
Original titleShu jian en chou lu (The Romance of Book and Sword)