Movie
Golden Swallow
Overview
Golden Swallow revolves around the further adventures of its title character. This time around, she is forced into violence when a figure from her mysterious past goes on a killing rampage while leaving evidence that holds her responsible. Golden Swallow also makes room for a love triangle involving a mad, but righteous, swordsman named Silver Roc and a gentle warrior named Golden Whip. The three team up to conquer the evil forces of the martial world, but their joint venture only lasts so long, due to the two men's egos. Ultimately, a duel to the death is planned between them, leaving Golden Swallow caught between two men, both of whom she admires.
Details
- Release date
- 1968-04-03
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Shaw Brothers
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- ZH
Cast
- Jimmy Wang Yu as Silver Roc Xiao Pang
- Cheng Pei-Pei as Golden Swallow Xie Ru Yan
- Lo Lieh as Golden Whip Han Tao
- Chiu Sam-Yin as Mei Niang
- Wu Ma as Flying Fox Hu Zhen
- Yang Chi-Ching as Poison Dragon Wang Xiong
- Hoh Ban as Golden Dragon Branch Chief
- Liu Gang as Li Wan
- Ching Miao as Cao Tien-Lung
- Tang Ti as Cao's Brother
- Ku Feng as Chang Shun
- Lan Wei-Lieh as Iron Face Sheng Yong's Brother
Crew
- Chang Cheh - Director
- Chang Cheh - Writer
- Tu Yun-Chih - Writer
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