The Swordsman

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The Swordsman
Directed by	King Hu
Produced by	Tsui Hark
Written by	Jinyong (novel) Kwan Man-Leung
Starring	Sam Hui Cecilia Yip Jacky Cheung Sharla Cheung Fennie Yuen
Music by	Romeo Díaz, James Wong
Cinematography	Andy Lam, Peter Pau
Editing by	Marco Mak, David Wu
Release date(s)	April 5, 1990 May 22, 1990
Running time	120 min. (original)
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Followed by	Swordsman II
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The Swordsman (traditional Chinese: 笑傲江湖; simplified Chinese: 笑傲江湖; pinyin: Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú; Cantonese Yale: Siu3 Ngou6 Gong1 Wu4) is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia-action film. King Hu is the director credited, but he is alleged to have left the production, and it was finished by a team led by producer Tsui Hark. It is based on the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.

[edit] Controversy

Upon the film's initial release in Hong Kong, it was criticised for the casting choice of Sam Hui in the starring role, as the Cantopop singer was perceived as being too "modern" for a period martial arts film.

[edit] Box office

The film grossed HK $16,052,552 at the Hong Kong box office.[1]