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1990

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The first of the opulent epic series, starring Cheung as the original tippling Swordsman Ling, who, with his sidekick Kiddo, must return a magical scroll to its rightful place in the Imperial palace. Inaugurates the lavish production style and dynamic cinematography that echo throughout the series--as well as the ebullient, .. Read more

Starring	Jacky Cheung, Sam Hui, Ching-Ying Lam, Shun Lau
Director	Siu-Tung Ching, Ching Siu Tung
Genres	Action/Adventure

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The Swordsman

Starring	Jacky Cheung, Sam Hui, Ching-Ying Lam, Shun Lau
Director	Siu-Tung Ching, Ching Siu Tung
Studio	CONTENDER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 53 mins
Certificate
Genres	Action/Adventure
Language	DVD: English, Japanese, French
Hearing-impaired	English
Released	Production year: 1990 To Rent: DVD: 19 May 2003

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- "...A whirlwind of a movie....It has a blithe spirit, a sense of humor, style to burn and a genuine aura of enchanting screen magic..."
- 11371
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Disappointing
  
  Being a bit of a Hong Kong film nut, I knew that The Swordsman had a reputation as a ground-breaking martial arts extravaganza. I also own Swordsman 3 (aka The... read more »
  
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  - Fareham
  - 08 Nov 2004 at 13:37
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  Swordsman
  
  I was looking forward to watching this film, but I felt the hype was more than the film. It was a bit of a let down.
  
  Hope the sequel is much better.
  
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  - 16 Jan 2009 at 17:02
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  Not one of my favourites
  
  Not one of my better choices
  
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  - 01 Aug 2008 at 15:09
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  swordfighting thriller
  
  A bit of fantasy escapism combined with excellent swordfighting
  
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  - 05 May 2008 at 14:32
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  The first of the opulent epic series, starring Cheung as the original tippling Swordsman Ling, who, with his sidekick Kiddo, must return a magical scroll to its rightful place in the Imperial palace. Inaugurates the lavish production style and dynamic cinematography that echo throughout the series--...