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Status
Released
Release
1979
Runtime
1h 41m
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Leaving behind an inch of sword in the spent corpses of his opponents, Tuan Changqing is known as the Deadly Breaking Sword. After barely surviving a duel, one of his foes is treated by the diabolical Dr. Kuo, who uses his powers of mind control to transform the man into a somnambulistic killer. After Tuan Changqing teams up with Rabelaisian gambler Xiao Dao, the story proceeds as a comical kung fu buddy flick.
40 Cast Members
Ti Lung
Tuan Changqing / Deadly Breaking Sword
Alexander Fu Sheng
Xiao Dao, the Little Dagger
Shih Szu
Liu Yinxu
Ku Feng
Dr Guo Tiansheng / Killer Doctor
Michael Chan Wai-Man
Lian San / Throat Piercing Halberd
Lily Li
Luo Jinhua
Shum Lo
Boss Luo
Chan Shen
Officer Fan Fei
Ai Fei
Chen Yinggang
Teresa Ha Ping
Madam Li Xing
Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Xiaoqin
Keung Hon
Dr. Guo's Hanger-on
Eddy Ko Hung
Dr. Guo's Hanger-on
Ng Hong-Sang
Dr. Guo's Hanger-on
Yuen Wah
Dr. Guo's Hanger-on
Chow Kin-Ping
Dr. Guo's Hanger-on
Austin Wai Tin-Chi
Sword Spirits Duo (Red) (uncredited)
Yuen Bun
Sword Spirits Duo (Gold) (uncredited)
Cheung Kwok-Wah
Diao Qi
Lam Fai-Wong
Troublemaker at the Casino (uncredited)
