| The Deadly Breaking Sword | |||||||||||||||
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| Director: | Sun Chung | ||||||||||||||
| Producer: | Run Run Shaw | ||||||||||||||
| Screenplay: | Ni Kuang | ||||||||||||||
| Starring: | Ti Lung Alexander Fu Sheng Shih Szu Ku Feng Michael Chan Lily Li | ||||||||||||||
| Music: | Frankie Chan Joseph Koo | ||||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Cho On-sun Lam Ngai Kai | ||||||||||||||
| Editing: | Chiang Hsing-lung Yu Siu-fung | ||||||||||||||
| Studio: | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||||||
| Distributor: | Shaw Brothers Studio | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 101 minutes | ||||||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||||||
| Gross: | HK$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.
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.
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.
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]
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.