Have Sword, Will Travel

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Have Sword, Will Travel
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Traditional Chinese 保鏢
Simplified Chinese 保镖
Hanyu Pinyin Bǎo Biāo
Jyutping Bou2 Biu1
Directed by Chang Cheh
Screenplay by Ni Kuang
Produced by Runme Shaw
Starring Ti Lung
David Chiang
Lee Ching
CinematographyKung Mu To
Edited byChiang Hsing Lung
Music byWang Fu Ling
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 25 December 1969 (1969-12-25)
Running time
101 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Mandarin
Box officeHK$1,031,768.90

Have Sword, Will Travel is a 1969 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Ti Lung, David Chiang and Lee Ching.

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Plot

The upright and invincible leader of the Wulin clan, Lord Yin (Cheng Miu), helps the Luoyang government to escort two hundred million worth of gold annually and has never made a mistake. However, he is ill and loses his martial arts skills and the gold is in danger of being stolen by Chao Hong (Ku Feng), leader of the Flying Tigers thieves. Lone swordsman Lu Yi (David Chiang) meets Yun Piao Piao (Lee Ching) and her fiance Siang Ding (Ti Lung), who are bodyguards for the gold. First they fight each other before joining forces to help Yin defeat Chao - originally down and out, Lu is taken in by the gentle Yun and volunteers to be a bodyguard.

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Box office

The film grossed HK$1,031,768.90 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical from 25 December 1969 to 8 January 1970 in Hong Kong.

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