The Romance of Book and SwordMovie
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.
About The Romance of Book and Sword
The Romance of Book and Sword is a 1987 action, drama movie directed by Ann Hui.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 28m, production credits from Hong Kong, an original language code of CN.
The credited cast includes Da Shichang, Zhang Duofu, Liu Jia, Sun Chenxi. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
