Movie: The Idiot Swordsman

Top 8 Billed Cast

Elliot Ngok Wah
岳華

Shih Feng
Shih Feng

Nancy Yen Nan-See
燕南希

Lo Lieh
羅烈

Man Kong Lung
Man Kong Lung

Chen Yun-ching
Chen Yun-ching

Lung Fei
龍飛

Chiang Ching-Hsia
江青霞

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    A young man, very talented in the martial arts, appears in a troubled part of the country and rids it of brigandry with his fighting skills. His sloppy dress and fondness for wine earns him the title of Idiot Swordsman. But his true identity remains a mystery.

  • Release Date

    1978-12-30

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    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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    普通话

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