The Battle Wizard

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The Battle Wizard
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Traditional Chinese 天龍八部
Simplified Chinese 天龙八部
Hanyu Pinyin Tiān Lóng Bā Bù
Directed byPao Hsueh-li
Story by Louis Cha
Produced by Run Run Shaw
Starring Danny Lee
Tien Lie  [ zh ]
Lam Jan-kei
Wai Wang
CinematographyYuen Teng-bong
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Music byFrankie Chan
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 9 September 1977 (1977-09-09)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin

The Battle Wizard is a 1977 Hong Kong film adapted from Louis Cha's novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils . The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Pao Hsueh-li. The film centers on the story of Duan Yu, one of the three protagonists of the novel.

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