The Deadly Breaking Sword

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The Deadly Breaking Sword
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Film poster
Traditional Chinese 風流斷劍小小刀
Simplified Chinese 风流断剑小小刀
Hanyu Pinyin Feng Liú Duàn Jiàn Xiao Xiao Dao
Jyutping Fung1 Lau4 Dyun3 Gim3 Siu2 Siu2 Dou1
Directed bySun Chung
Screenplay by Ni Kuang
Produced by Run Run Shaw
Starring Ti Lung
Alexander Fu Sheng
Shih Szu
Ku Feng
Michael Chan
Lily Li
CinematographyCho On-sun
Lam Ngai Kai
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Yu Siu-fung
Music by Frankie Chan
Joseph Koo
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 12 April 1979 (1979-04-12)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Language Mandarin
Box officeHK$2,716,494

The Deadly Breaking Sword is a 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Sun Chung and starring Ti Lung and Alexander Fu Sheng.

Contents

In the film, a courtesan convinces a warrior to kill an underworld master for her. The warrior proceeds with breaking and entering into his target's household.

Plot

Warrior Tuan Changqing (Ti Lung) meets courtesan Liu Yinxi (Shih Szu) in a small town. Liu pleads Tuan to kill underworld master Guo Tiansheng (Ku Feng), known as the "Killer Doctor", in order to avenge the death of her fiancé. Tuan and casino security guard Xiao Dao (Alexander Fu Sheng) break into Guo's household and trigger the battle of good against evil.

Cast

Theme song

Reception

Critical

Ian Jane of DVD Talk gave the film a positive review and writes "The film might seem a little dated considering that it came out in the mid-eighties, past the genre's prime by a bit of a margin, but it stands as a good example of how fun and exciting a well made Shaw Brothers swordplay could be when delivered by a dedicated director and a talented cast." [1]

Box office

The film grossed HK$2,716,494 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 12 to 26 April 1979 in Hong Kong.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Legendary Heroes : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video".