The Thundering Sword
5.8
A righteous clan’s effort to seek out and destroy the powerful Thundering Sword turns into a tragedy as a fierce, yet impulsive beauty falls in love with the leading clansman, mistakenly poisons his brother and only makes matters worse in an attempt to make amends.
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Cast
39 people
Cheng Pei-pei
So Jiau Jiau
Known for
Mulan
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chang Yi
Yu Chien Wan
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Shu Pei-Pei
Gin Hsia
Known for
The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
Lo Lieh
Chiang Kwun Yuan
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Five Fingers of Death
Wu Ma
Chief Wang
Known for
A Chinese Ghost Story
Once Upon a Time in China
Fang Mian
Master So Shing Fung
Known for
Five Fingers of Death
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Chen Hung-Lieh
Master So's son
Known for
Come Drink with Me
The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
Tien Feng
Priest of Yuan Mountain School
Known for
Fist of Fury
A Better Tomorrow
Ku Wen-Chung
Wandering Swordsman Tang Jiau Yin
Known for
Five Fingers of Death
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Tang Ti
Captain Kwan Tin Chi
Known for
The One-Armed Swordsman
Ku Feng
Captain Kwan's younger brother
Known for
The Flying Guillotine
The Mighty Peking Man
Ching Li
Hau Er
Known for
The Boxer from Shantung
Hsu Tseng-Hung Director · Shen Chiang Writer Louis Cha Author
First release May 9, 1967 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
神劍震江湖
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · May 9, 1967
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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