Movie: The Romance of Book and Sword

Top 5 Billed Cast

Jia Liu
Jia Liu

Huo Jing-Tong

Da Shichang
Da Shichang

Zhang Duofu
Zhang Duofu

Guo Bichuan
Guo Bichuan

Wang Hongtao
Wang Hongtao

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    The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.

  • Release Date

    1987-08-13

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    广州话 / 廣州話
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