Have Sword, Will Travel
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| Have Sword, Will Travel | |
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 保鏢 |
| Simplified Chinese | 保镖 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bǎo Biāo |
| Jyutping | Bou2 Biu1 |
| Directed by | Chang Cheh |
| Screenplay by | Ni Kuang |
| Produced by | Runme Shaw |
| Starring | Ti Lung David Chiang Lee Ching |
| Cinematography | Kung Mu To |
| Edited by | Chiang Hsing Lung |
| Music by | Wang Fu Ling |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | HK$1,031,768.90 |
Have Sword, Will Travel is a 1969 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Ti Lung, David Chiang and Lee Ching.
In the film, a clan leader has the annual mission to escort the transport of gold by the government of Luoyang. He is considered invincible until an illness causes him to lose his skills. Three bodyguards are tasked with defending the gold from a master thief.
Plot
[edit]The upright and invincible leader of the Wulin clan, Lord Yin (Cheng Miu), helps the Luoyang government to escort two hundred million worth of gold annually and has never made a mistake. However, he is ill and loses his martial arts skills and the gold is in danger of being stolen by Chao Hong (Ku Feng), leader of the Flying Tigers thieves.
Lone swordsman Lu Yi (David Chiang) meets Yun Piao Piao (Lee Ching) and her fiance Siang Ding (Ti Lung), who are bodyguards for the gold. First they fight each other before joining forces to help Yin defeat Chao - originally down and out, Lu is taken in by the gentle Yun and volunteers to be a bodyguard.
Cast
[edit]- Ti Lung as Siang Ding
- David Chiang as Lu Yi
- Lee Ching as Yun Piao Piao
- Wong Chung as The Mute
- Ku Feng as Chao Hong
- Chan Sing as Mao Biao
- Cheng Miu as Lord Yin Ke Feng
- Cheng Lui as Wong Chuen
- Wang Kuang Yu as one of Lord Yin's men
- Hung Lau as Chu Tin Hou, a Flying Tiger
- Lau Gong as a Flying Tiger
- Cliff Lok as a Flying Tiger
- Cheng Kang Yeh as Yang Hang Chiu
- Wong Ching Ho as Government official
- Yuen Cheung-yan
- Tsang Cho Lam as Waiter
- Jason Pai as carries silver to the cart
- Chu Gam as clerk
- Goo Chim Hung as Horse buyer
Box office
[edit]The film grossed HK$1,031,768.90 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical from 25 December 1969 to 8 January 1970 in Hong Kong.