Trilogy of Swordsmanship 群英会
Chinese title (trad.):
群英會
Chinese title (simpl.):
群英会
Russian title:
Трилогия о меченосцах
Other titles:
Трилогия искусства меченосцев
Release year:
1972
Country:
Hong Kong
Running time:
109 minutes
Genre:
martial arts, drama
Language:
mandarin
Hong Kong release date:
Description:
3 tales of chivalry from the mighty Shaws
Part 1: "The Iron Bow" A mother-and-daughter kung fu team (played by Kao Pao Shu and Shih Szu) runs a teahouse. A local magistrate's wastrel son (Tien Ching) wants to marry the daughter, but the mother's late husband left a stipulation that only a man who could lift his heirloom, the Iron Bow, and shoot an arrow from it could marry the daughter. The magistrate's son tries but can't do it. A passing hero (Yueh Hua) can. This angers the magistrate's son and he sends in the troops for a couple of major brawls. The mother and daughter and their youthful helper, "Doggie," defend themselves.
Part 2: "The Tigress" A high-priced courtesan, Shih Chung Yu (Lily Ho), gets General Wang in trouble when his refusal to leave her side makes him defy an order from Minister Li. He's very nearly executed but Lily gets the minister to relent on the condition that she succeed in capturing marauding bandit Pang Xun (Lo Lieh), whose obsession with the courtesan himself is jeopardizing his own campaign to plunder and pillage the region. So Shih Chung Yu sets a contrived plan in motion, enlisting General Wang and her sister prostitutes to use trickery to subdue Pang Xun and his men without a major fight. Then we find out something that puts a poignant spin on things...
Part 3: "White Water Strand" This one's a sequel of sorts to THE WATER MARGIN (1972), based on the classic Chinese literary work, and focuses on the sons—and one daughter (Li Ching)—of the famed bandits of Liang Shan Mountain. It opens with the group freeing one of their number (Ti Lung) from government custody— one of those box wagon contraptions they use to carry a prisoner on the road in these films. A passing hero (David Chiang) intervenes to help the guards and then decides he'd rather help the Liang Shan crew. This gets him into trouble with a government man (Ku Feng) who then imprisons him and sets an execution date. The Liang Shan heroes prepare to effect a rescue... The cast of this segment also includes Chen Sing, Wang Chung, Billy Tang, Cheng Lei, and Yang Tze (aka Bolo Yeung).
Part 1: "The Iron Bow" A mother-and-daughter kung fu team (played by Kao Pao Shu and Shih Szu) runs a teahouse. A local magistrate's wastrel son (Tien Ching) wants to marry the daughter, but the mother's late husband left a stipulation that only a man who could lift his heirloom, the Iron Bow, and shoot an arrow from it could marry the daughter. The magistrate's son tries but can't do it. A passing hero (Yueh Hua) can. This angers the magistrate's son and he sends in the troops for a couple of major brawls. The mother and daughter and their youthful helper, "Doggie," defend themselves.
Part 2: "The Tigress" A high-priced courtesan, Shih Chung Yu (Lily Ho), gets General Wang in trouble when his refusal to leave her side makes him defy an order from Minister Li. He's very nearly executed but Lily gets the minister to relent on the condition that she succeed in capturing marauding bandit Pang Xun (Lo Lieh), whose obsession with the courtesan himself is jeopardizing his own campaign to plunder and pillage the region. So Shih Chung Yu sets a contrived plan in motion, enlisting General Wang and her sister prostitutes to use trickery to subdue Pang Xun and his men without a major fight. Then we find out something that puts a poignant spin on things...
Part 3: "White Water Strand" This one's a sequel of sorts to THE WATER MARGIN (1972), based on the classic Chinese literary work, and focuses on the sons—and one daughter (Li Ching)—of the famed bandits of Liang Shan Mountain. It opens with the group freeing one of their number (Ti Lung) from government custody— one of those box wagon contraptions they use to carry a prisoner on the road in these films. A passing hero (David Chiang) intervenes to help the guards and then decides he'd rather help the Liang Shan crew. This gets him into trouble with a government man (Ku Feng) who then imprisons him and sets an execution date. The Liang Shan heroes prepare to effect a rescue... The cast of this segment also includes Chen Sing, Wang Chung, Billy Tang, Cheng Lei, and Yang Tze (aka Bolo Yeung).
Movie crew
director:
Chang Cheh, Cheng Kang, Griffin Yueh Feng
120 m.
Chang Cheh
Aged 48 years
119 m.
Cheng Kang
Aged 47 years
62 m.
Griffin Yueh Feng
Aged 63 years
120 m.
Aged 48 years
119 m.
Aged 47 years
62 m.
Aged 63 years
producer:
script:
Ko Jui-Fen, Evan Yang, Cheng Kang, Hu Pao
12 m.
Ko Jui-Fen
78 m.
Evan Yang
Aged 51 year
119 m.
Cheng Kang
Aged 47 years
12 m.
78 m.
Aged 51 year
119 m.
Aged 47 years
2 m.
Hu Pao
assistant director:
composer:
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, Zhou Lan-Ping
398 m.
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Aged 20 years
51 m.
Zhou Lan-Ping
Aged 45 years
398 m.
Aged 20 years
51 m.
Aged 45 years
cinematographer:
Pao Hsueh-Li, Chu Chia-Hsin, Wu Cho-Hua, Kung Mu-To
Aged 36 years
4 m.
Chu Chia-Hsin
48 m.
Wu Cho-Hua
51 m.
Kung Mu-To
57 m.
Pao Hsueh-Li
Aged 36 years
4 m.
48 m.
51 m.
art director:
Chan King-Sam, Chan Ki-Yui, Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
413 m.
Chan King-Sam
Aged 39 years
231 m.
Chan Ki-Yui
Aged 64 years
208 m.
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
413 m.
Aged 39 years
231 m.
Aged 64 years
208 m.
costume designer:
lighting:
editor:
sound recordist:
props:
action director:
Chui Hing-Chun, Leung Siu-Chung, Tong Kai, Lau Kar-Leung
51 m.
Chui Hing-Chun
71 m.
Leung Siu-Chung
271 m.
Tong Kai
Aged 35 years
319 m.
Lau Kar-Leung
Aged 35 years
51 m.
71 m.
271 m.
Aged 35 years
319 m.
Aged 35 years
production company:
filming company:
distributor:
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