The Magnificent Swordsman
1968 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 80 VOTES · DIR. Cheng Kang, Griffin Yueh Feng
Overview
Lone swordsman Jiang Dan-Feng (Wong Chung-Shun) is ambushed by a pair of bandits and quickly despatches them. One of them, as he is dying, asks Jiang to take his personal effects to his sister. This being a Wuxia film, our hero is bound by a strict code of honour, and he agrees. The bandit’s sister, Xiu Xiu (Shu Pei-Pei), is surprisingly forgiving and tells him that he got mixed up in a bad crowd of robbers before he died. As it happens, these self-same bandits are threatening to tear up the village at any moment, and Jiang prepares to defend it despite being despised by the town folk for killing Xiu Xiu’s brother.
Dialogue Timeline — 752 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:17 Has a stranger come here?
00:03:11 How dare you!
00:07:31 and drew open the blanket
00:08:55 Let's go
00:13:34 Alright
00:16:07 Yes, the last one at the end of the lane
00:19:59 when I raised a hand against you just now
00:22:35 He dare wound three of my men!
00:24:45 It's true, someone saw it
00:26:32 How could you pity hi m?
00:30:19 Just ask him to leave
00:33:27 Let me go...
00:37:38 and our men are frightened by him
00:40:15 but you' re no match for him
00:47:41 Your name please?
00:53:21 They want to see you, chief
00:55:31 Don't worry, it will be there in three days
00:56:46 so why fight?
00:58:28 Don't just sulk there
01:00:56 You dare ask me
01:02:37 That's right
01:05:38 Right, let's slaughter them
01:11:14 Chief
03:00:00 to the bandits tomorrow