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The Romance of Book and Sword

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Calorie Rating: 253
Released: 1987-08-13
Running Time: 180 Minutes


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. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.

Director / Directors

Ann Hui
Director


Cast

Da Shichang
Character: Emperor Qian Long
Zhang Duofu
Character: Chen Jia-Luo
Liu Jia
Character: Huo Jing-Tong

Sun Chenxi
Character: Xin Yan
Guo Bichuan
Character: Wen Tai-Lai
Ding Chui-Wa
Character: Luo Bing

Wu Chun-Sheng
Character: Zhang Shao-Zhong
Yu Da-Lu
Character: Zhao Ban-Shan
Naichang Ren
Character: Shi Shuang-Ying

Lu Yong-Quan
Character: Wu Chen
Deng Jie
Character: Chen's Mother
Wang Hongtao
Character: Yu Wan-Ting

Ge Lili
Character: Qing Hua
Zhu Yi
Character: Su Qin-Wang
Cheung Hok-Ho
Character: Li Ke-Qiu

Wong Ging-Chau
Character: Zhang Jin
Hou Chang-Rong
Character: Yu Yu-Tong
Wong Bing-Gong
Character: Zhang Jin

Chen You-Wang
Character: Xu Tian-Hong


Production and Crew

Ann Hui
Writer

Law Wing-Fai
Original Music Composer
Bill Wong Chung-Piu
Director of Photography