The Three Swordsmen
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| The Three Swordsmen | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Taylor Wong |
| Screenplay by | Sze Mei-yee Lee Sai-hung |
| Story by | Chris Lau |
| Produced by | Liu Kin-fat |
| Starring | Andy Lau Brigitte Lin Elvis Tsui |
| Cinematography | Chow Kei-seung Chow Kim-ming |
| Edited by | Ma Chung-yiu Chu San-kit |
| Music by | Alan Kwok |
Production companies | Wing Fat Film Production Hang Chi Production |
Release date | 25 August 1994 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$3,545,666 |
The Three Swordsmen is a 1994 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Taylor Wong and starring Andy Lau, Brigitte Lin and Elvis Tsui in the roles of the titular swordsmen.
Plot
Before the competition for the title of the world's greatest between Ming-kim and Siu Sam-siu, Siu Sam-siu was framed by Ming Lau Fah sect's leader Ku Choi-yee for murder. It was found out that Ku framed Siu Sam-siu to help Ming-kim, whom she has been admiring, win the title of the world's greatest. After her plot was revealed, Ku captures Siu Sam-siu's lover, Butterfly, and forces him to battle with Ming-kim and she later helplessly suicides. In order to save his lover, the wounded Siu Sam-siu must battle in a duel where he has a slim chance of winning.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Siu Sam-siu
- Brigitte Lin as Ming-kim
- Elvis Tsui as Wang-to
- Yu Li as Madame Ku Choi-yee
- Siqin Gaowa as Ming-kim's mother
- Leung Sze-ho as Prince
- Lisa Tung as Butterfly
- Cao Ying as Hung Yip
- Kan Tak-mau
- Chiu Chin
- Choi Chin
- Wong Chung-yuk
Box office
The film grossed HK$3,545,666 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 25 August to 2 September 1994 in Hong Kong.
See also
External links
- The Three Swordsmen at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- The Three Swordsmen at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- The Three Swordsmen at IMDb
- The Three Swordsmen film review at LoveHKFilm.com