The Three Swordsmen
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.
| The Three Swordsmen | |
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 刀劍笑 |
| Simplified | 刀剑笑 |
| Mandarin | Dāo Jiàn Xiào |
| Cantonese | Dou1 Gim3 Siu3 |
| Directed by | Taylor Wong |
| Produced by | Liu Kin-fat |
| Screenplay by | Sze Mei-yee Lee Sai-hung |
| Story by | Chris Lau |
| Starring | Andy Lau Brigitte Lin Elvis Tsui |
| Music by | Alan Kwok |
| Cinematography | Chow Kei-seung Chow Kim-ming |
| Edited by | Ma Chung-yiu Chu San-kit |
Production company | 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 |
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 on IMDb
- The Three Swordsmen film review at LoveHKFilm.com