Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre (film)

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Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre
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DVD cover art
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 倚天屠龍記
Simplified Chinese 倚天屠龙记
Directed by Chor Yuen
Screenplay byChor Yuen
Story by Louis Cha
Produced by Run Run Shaw
CinematographyWong Chit
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Yu Siu-fung
Music by Joseph Koo
Wong Jim
Frankie Chan
Production
company
Release dates
  • 19 October 1978 (1978-10-19)(Part 1)
  • 27 October 1978 (1978-10-27)(Part 2)
Running time
101 minutes (Part 1)
98 minutes (Part 2)
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin

Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre, also known as Chivalrous Killer, is a two-part 1978 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber .

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