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The Romance of Book and Sword

1987-08-13

180 mins

The Plot

The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.

Cast and Crew

Jia Liu

Jia Liu

Huo Jing-Tong

Da Shichang

Da Shichang

Zhang Duofu

Zhang Duofu

Guo Bichuan

Guo Bichuan

Wang Hongtao

Wang Hongtao

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