The Book and the Sword (1960 film)

The Book and the Sword
The Book and the Sword
Traditional Chinese	書劍恩仇錄
Simplified Chinese	书剑恩仇录
Directed by	Lee Sun-fung
Screenplay by	Lee Sun-fung
Story by	Louis Cha
Production; company	Emei Film Company
Release dates	4 May 1960(Part 1); 9 June 1960(Part 2);
Languages	Cantonese; Mandarin

Last updated April 12, 2025

The Book and the Sword is a 1960 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword . Directed and written by Lee Sun-fung, the film was divided into two parts, respectively released on 4 May and 9 June 1960 in Hong Kong.

Cast

Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.

Cheung Ying as Chan Ka-lok / Kin-lung Emperor
Yung Siu-yi as Princess Fragrance
Tsi Law-lin as Fok-ching-tung
Chan Kam-tong as Man Tai-loi
Leung So-kam as Lok Bing
Shek Yin-tsi as Yu Yu-tung
Ma Kam-ling as Lei Yuen-chi
Lam Kau as Tsui Tin-wang
Sheung-koon Kwan-wai as Chow Yee
Shih Kien as Cheung Chiu-chung
Yeung Yip-wang as Luk Fei-ching
Ho Siu-hung as Muk-cheuk-lun
Wong Chor-san as Chow Chung-ying
Yuet-ching Lee as Mrs Chow
Chan Tsui-ping as Yuk Yu-yee
Siu Hon-sang as Pak Chun
Cheung Sing-fai
Liu Jialiang
Yuen Siu-tien
Chow Chung
Wah Wan-fung

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Characters	List of characters
Film adaptations	The Book and the Sword (1960) The Emperor and His Brother (1981) The Romance of Book and Sword (1987) Princess Fragrance (1987)
Television adaptations	The Legend of the Book and the Sword (1976) Book and Sword Chronicles (1984) The Legend of the Book and the Sword (1987) The Book and the Sword (1992) The Book and the Sword (1994) Book and Sword, Gratitude and Revenge (2002) The Book and the Sword (2008)