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Swordsman(Movie, 1990)

Original title: "笑傲江湖" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)
2h | Genres: Action, Adventure
SwordsmanRating: 3.4/5 (with 3333 votes)
The Swordsman, also known as Swordsman, is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia film. King Hu was credited as the director but allegedly left the project midway, and the film was completed by a team led by producer Tsui Hark. The film is loosely adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The film was followed by two sequels: Swordsman II (1992) and The East Is Red (1993). ()
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About Swordsman

When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it. It is based on the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.

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[Trailer] 笑傲江湖 (Swordsman) - HD Version(Trailer, 5:26)

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Additional Information

Production countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 12 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/05/1990
Director: King Hu, Ching Siu-tung, Ann Hui, Andrew Kam, Tsui Hark, Raymond Lee, Yeung-Wah Kam
Producer: Tsui Hark
Screenwriter: Jin Yong
Film Editor: Marco Mak
Director of Photography: Peter Pau
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"笑傲江湖 I"
"Šermíř"
"Schwertkämpfer"
"Swordsman - Meister des Schwertes"
"Xiao ao jiang hu"
"소오강호"
"China Swordsman"
"The Swordsman"
Budget: 2,068,041 USD

3 movies in the Swordsman Collection

1990 Swordsman
1992 The Legend of the Swordsman ("笑傲江湖II東方不敗")
1993 Swordsman III: The East Is Red ("東方不敗之風雲再起")

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