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Story of the Sword and the Sabre (1963)

Story of the Sword and the Sabre poster
Genre
action film
Country
Hong Kong

How it feels

This is a four-part wuxia film from Hong Kong based on a classic novel. It follows martial artists as they seek two powerful weapons and confront clan battles and personal rivalries.

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What happens

Story of the Sword and the Sabre (倚天屠龍記) is a four-part Hong Kong wuxia film released in 1963 and 1965. The film was adapted from the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber by Jin Yong. The first two parts were directed by Cheung Ying and Choi Cheung while the next two parts were directed by Yeung Kung-leung. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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