The New One-Armed Swordsman
The New One-Armed Swordsman is a 1971 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring David Chiang. Chiang replaced Jimmy Wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, The One-Armed Swordsman and Return of the One-Armed Swordsman.
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Traditional | 新獨臂刀 |
Simplified | 新独臂刀 |
Mandarin | Xīn Dú Bì Dāo |
Directed by | Chang Cheh |
Produced by | Run Run Shaw[1][2] |
Written by | Ni Kuang[2][1] |
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Music by | Chen Yung-huang[2] |
Cinematography | Kung Mu-to[2] |
Edited by | Guo Tinghong[2][1] |
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Running time | 102 minutes[2] |
Country | Hong Kong[2] |
Cast
- David Chiang as Lei Li of han dynasty
- Ti Lung as Feng Junjie / Hero Fung
- Lee Ching as Ba Jiao
- Ku Feng as Long Yizhi / Lung Er Zi
Release
The New One-Armed Swordsman was distributed in Hong Kong on February 7, 1971.[1] It grossed a total of 1,596,530 Hong Kong dollars domestically.[1]
Guo Tinghong won the award for Best Editing at the 9th 1971 Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.[1]
Reception
From contemporary reviews, Tony Rayns of the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed an 86-minute version of the film.[2] Rayns noted the introductory scene involving a severed limb decaying in a tree set "an uncharacteristically Gothic tone for this Shaw production; and the tone is maintained by the sombre production design, the under-lit interiors and the setting of several key scenes at night."[2] Rayns found that "despite these distinctive inflections The New One-Armed Swordsman is rather poorly directed and photographed (with a Michael Winner-like reliance on 'dramatic' zooms), but the genre is strong enough to withstand the handicap and heroic fantasy wins out."[2]
References
- "Hong Kong Film Archive [Search for "新獨臂刀"]". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- Rayns, Tony (August 1973). "New One-Armed Swordsman, The". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 40 no. 475. British Film Institute. p. 173.