The Invincible Sword
6.3
During the Sung dynasty, Ch'in Kuei, a corrupt premier, orders the arrest of Yüeh Fei, an heroic general. Ling Yu Fong, an idealistic follower of the general, recruits a small force to free him, failing miserably, losing most of his troops and sustaining wounds. He's hidden and nursed back to health by a troupe of traveling acrobats, two brothers and two sisters. One of the sisters falls in love with Ling. He asks them to help him free the general, and the five undertake this quest against great odds. The general himself brings an element into the story that his liberators do not anticipate.
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Cast
26 people
Jimmy Wang Yu
Ling Yu Fong
Known for
The One-Armed Swordsman
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Hsu Feng
Known for
A Touch of Zen
Raining in the Mountain
Chuang Yan-Chien
Raymond Chow
Known for
A Simple Life
Hsu Tseng-Hung
Chang Yi
Also in
The Condor Heroes 95
The Bells of Death
Feng Hsu
Huang Chiu-Kuei
Paul Chang Chung
Known for
Wheels on Meals
Dragon Lord
Yi Chang
Li Chou
Liu Ping
Known for
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
New Fist of Fury
Hsu Tseng-Hung Director · Li Chou Composer Chuang Yan-Chien Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1971 · Produced in Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR China · Production Golden Harvest Company
Production
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
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Golden Harvest Company
Production
Taiwan · Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
一夫當關
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · January 1, 1971
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
January 13, 1972 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 29, 1984
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