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The Invincible Sword

The Invincible Sword

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1971

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Adventure, Action

User Score

40%

Original Title

一夫當關

Production Companies

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Director

Hsu Tseng-Hung

Description

During the Sung dynasty, Ch'in Kuei, a corrupt premier, orders the arrest of Yüeh Fei, an heroic general. Ling Yu Fong, an idealistic follower of the general, recruits a small force to free him, failing miserably, losing most of his troops and sustaining wounds. He's hidden and nursed back to health by a troupe of traveling acrobats, two brothers and two sisters. One of the sisters falls in love with Ling. He asks them to help him free the general, and the five undertake this quest against great odds. The general himself brings an element into the story that his liberators do not anticipate.