The Book and the Sword (1960)

Original title

書劍恩仇錄

Directed by

Lee Sun-Fung

Genre

action film

Country

Hong Kong

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A martial arts hero gets caught up in a struggle over a legendary book and a sword. The story involves rival factions from the Qing dynasty and a secret society.

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What happens

The Book and the Sword (書劍恩仇錄) is a 1960 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from the novel of the same title by Jin Yong. Directed and written by Lee Sun-fung, the film was divided into two parts, respectively released on 4 May and 9 June 1960 in Hong Kong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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