The Romance of Book and Sword
1987 · Movie · 89 min. · Hong Kong
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.
Direction Ann Hui
Cast Da Shichang · Cheung Doh-Fook · Liu Jia · Suen San-Hei · Guo Bi-Chuan · Ding Chui-Wa · Wu Chun-Sheng · Ren Nai-Chang · Yu Da-Lu · Lui Wing-Chuen · Jie Deng · Cuihua Ding
Soundtrack Law Wing-Fai
Screenplay Louis Cha · Ann Hui
Cinematography Bill Wong
Original title Shu jian en chou lu (The Romance of Book and Sword)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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