The Deadly Breaking Sword
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| 風流斷劍小小刀 | |
| Directed by | Sun Chung |
| Screenplay by | Ni Kuang |
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw |
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| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | HK$2,716,494 |
The Deadly Breaking Sword (風流斷劍小小刀) is a 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Sun Chung, starring Ti Lung and Alexander Fu. In the film, a courtesan convinces a warrior to kill a crime lord for her. The warrior proceeds with breaking and entering into his target's household.
Duan Changqing, a warrior, meets Liu Yinxu, a courtesan, in a small town. She pleads with him to help her avenge her brother by killing Guo Tiansheng, a notorious crime lord. Duan allies with Gao Men, a bouncer, to break into the Guo residence and eliminate the crime lord.
Cast
- Ti Lung as Duan Changqing
- Alexander Fu as Gao Men
- Shih Szu as Liu Yinxu
- Ku Feng as Guo Tiansheng
- Michael Chan as Lian San
- Lily Li as Luo Jinhua
- Shum Lo as Boss Luo
- Chan Shen as Fan Fei
- Ngai Fei as Chen Yinggang
- Teresa Ha as Madam Li
- Kara Hui as Xiaoqin
- Yuen Bun and Austin Wai as Guishen Erjian
Theme song
The theme song "True Colors of a Beautiful Hero" (美雄本色) was composed by Joseph Koo with the lyrics by Sun Yi, and sung by Jenny Tseng in Cantonese.