The Wandering Swordsman

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The Wandering Swordsman
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Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 遊俠兒
Simplified Chinese 游侠儿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Yóu Xiá Er
Directed by Chang Cheh
Written by Ni Kuang
Produced by Run Run Shaw
Starring David Chiang
Lily Li
CinematographyHua Shan
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Music byWang Fu-ling
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 4 February 1970 (1970-02-04)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

The Wandering Swordsman is a 1970 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring David Chiang and Lily Li.

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Plot

The wandering swordsman Yu Hsieh Erh travels around seeking adventure and meets a group of bandits who are planning to rob a convoy escorting some valuables. Initially, he is tricked by them into participating in the robbery but then realises his folly and he returns to take his revenge on them.

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