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   <div class="large-6 columns">'''The Fastest Sword''' ([[:Category:1968|1968]], [[:Category:Hong Kong|HK]]) is a [[:Category:Martial Arts|Martial Arts]] film directed by Lei Pan.
   <div class="large-6 columns">'''The Fastest Sword''' ([[:Category:1968|1968]], [[:Category:Hong Kong|HK]]) is a [[:Category:Martial Arts|Martial Arts]] film directed by Lei Pan.
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====Main Details====
====Main Details====
* Released in 1968
* Released in 1968
* Color
* Color
* Distributed by Shaw Brothers
* Distributed by Shaw Brothers
* Directed by Lei Pan
* Written and Directed by Lei Pan
* Starring Ching Chu, Koon Cheung Lee, Ping Lu  
* Starring Ching Chu, Koon Cheung Lee, Ping Lu  
====Also Known As====
 
===Plot Summary===
*"The Fastest Sword of the South" Ding Menghao is challenged to a duel by an 80 year old monk armed with a long smoking pipe. If Ding wins the monk will be his servant and if the monk wins Ding has to do what the monk says
 
===Also Known As===
* The World's Fastest Sword (Hong Kong) (working title) (English title)
* The World's Fastest Sword (Hong Kong) (working title) (English title)
* Tin ha dai yat kim (Hong Kong) (Cantonese title)
* Tin ha dai yat kim (Hong Kong) (Cantonese title)
====Synopsis====
 
The Fastest Sword is a 1968 Shaw Brothers wu xia film directed and written by Pan Lei and starring Liu Ping as the eponymous "Fastest Sword", a possibly unbeatable sword fighter. It is noted for comparisons drawn between it and the Hollywood Western The Gunfighter although such comparisons are exaggerated, its cinematography which is atypical for Hong Kong fight scenes of the time, and a dramatic final fight scene. The final duel is considered a cinematic masterpiece. Lead actor Liu Ping provided a good performance but due to a lack of big name director or actors the film remains rather uncelebrated. The fight choreography is used as an example of how to include meaningful motivation and development in the skills of a character who fights in a film. (Wikipedia)
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Latest revision as of 19:17, 2 March 2024

The Fastest Sword (1968, HK) is a Martial Arts film directed by Lei Pan.

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Main Details

  • Released in 1968
  • Color
  • Distributed by Shaw Brothers
  • Written and Directed by Lei Pan
  • Starring Ching Chu, Koon Cheung Lee, Ping Lu

Plot Summary

  • "The Fastest Sword of the South" Ding Menghao is challenged to a duel by an 80 year old monk armed with a long smoking pipe. If Ding wins the monk will be his servant and if the monk wins Ding has to do what the monk says

Also Known As

  • The World's Fastest Sword (Hong Kong) (working title) (English title)
  • Tin ha dai yat kim (Hong Kong) (Cantonese title)
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