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The Romance of Book and Sword

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Original title

Shu jian en chou lu (The Romance of Book and Sword)

Year

1987

Running time

89 min.

Country

Hong Kong

Director

Ann Hui

Screenwriter

Ann Hui. Novel: Louis Cha

Cast

Music

Law Wing-Fai, Law Wing-Fai

Cinematography

Bill Wong, Bill Wong

Producer

Sil-Metropole Organisation, Sil-Metropole Organisation

Genre

Adventure | Martial Arts

Synopsis

The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign.

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The Romance of Book and Sword

1987

Ann Hui