The Swordsman
The Swordsman, also known as Swordsman, is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia film loosely adapted from the novel The Smiling Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong. King Hu was credited as the director although he allegedly left the project midway, and the film was completed by a team led by producer Tsui Hark. It was followed by two sequels: Swordsman II (1992) and The East Is Red (1993).
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| author | Jin Yong |
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| director | Ann Hui Ching Siu-tung King Hu Raymond Lee Tsui Hark Yeung-Wah Kam |
| editor | David Wu Marco Mak |
| genre | action |
| musicBy | James Wong Romeo Diaz |
| producer | Tsui Hark |
| productionCompany | Film Workshop Golden Princess Film Production Long Shong Pictures |
| publisher | Newport Entertainment |
| theme | martial arts wuxia |