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Legend of the Bat (1978)

Legend of the Bat poster
Original title
蝙蝠傳奇
Directed by
Chor Yuen
Genre
martial arts film, thriller film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A skilled swordsman and his allies investigate a series of strange events linked to a haunted island. They uncover a secret organization and must face deadly traps and foes.

mysteriousdarksuspensefulatmosphericadventurousintriguingswashbuckling

What happens

Legend of the Bat (楚留香之蝙蝠傳奇), also known as Bat Island Adventure or Clans of Intrigue 2, is a 1978 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from the novel Bianfu Chuanqi of the Chu Liuxiang Series by Gu Long. The film was directed and written by Chor Yuen, produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, and starred Ti Lung as Chu Liuxiang. It was preceded by Clans of Intrigue (1977) and followed by Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1982). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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