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The Sword and the Lute

The Sword and the Lute

19675.41h 27m

Overview

The adventures of a young married swordfighting couple, Lianzhu and Gui Wu, and the swordfighting members of their different clans.

Directed by Hsu Tseng-Hung
Written by Shen Chiang
Produced by Run Run Shaw
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Top Cast

Jimmy Wang Yu

Jimmy Wang Yu

Gui Wu

Chin Ping

Chin Ping

Jin Lian Zhu

Ivy Ling Po

Ivy Ling Po

Scarlet Maid / Gui Qiu

Elliot Ngok Wah

Elliot Ngok Wah

Shen Shu-Wen

Lo Lieh

Lo Lieh

Tu Ying

Margaret Hsing Hui

Margaret Hsing Hui

Chin Ching-Yu

Petrina Fung Bo-Bo

Petrina Fung Bo-Bo

Jin Hsiao Ling

P

Pang Pang

Ta Hsing

Ching Miao

Ching Miao

Chief Wei Fei-Hu

Lily Ho

Lily Ho

Wei Mei-Er

Themes & Keywords

martial artsswordplay

About The Sword and the Lute

The Sword and the Lute is a action, adventure film released in 1967 exploring themes of martial arts, swordplay. Directed by Hsu Tseng-Hung, it stars Jimmy Wang Yu, Chin Ping, Ivy Ling Po. The adventures of a young married swordfighting couple, Lianzhu and Gui Wu, and the swordfighting members of their different clans.

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