---
title: 'The Swordsman (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ann Hui'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-swordsman-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100973/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Swordsman (1990)

1990 · 120 min · Action · Hong Kong

Original title: 笑傲江湖

## Synopsis

The Swordsman (笑傲江湖), also known as Swordsman, is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia film loosely adapted from the novel The Smiling Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong. King Hu was credited as the director although he allegedly left the project midway, and the film was completed by a team led by producer Tsui Hark. It was followed by two sequels: Swordsman II (1992) and The East Is Red (1993).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ann Hui](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-hui), [Tsui Hark](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsui-hark), [Ching Siu-tung](https://cinepixo.com/people/ching-siu-tung), [King Hu](https://cinepixo.com/people/king-hu), [Raymond Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-lee), [Yeung-Wah Kam](https://cinepixo.com/people/yeung-wah-kam)
- **Producer:** [Tsui Hark](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsui-hark)
- **Screenplay:** [Jin Yong](https://cinepixo.com/people/jin-yong)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-wong), [Romeo Diaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/romeo-diaz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Pau](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-pau)
- **Editor:** [Marco Mak](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-mak)

## Cast

- [Jacky Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacky-cheung)
- [Sharla Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharla-cheung)
- [Wu Ma](https://cinepixo.com/people/wu-ma)
- [Cecilia Yip](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecilia-yip)
- [Yuen Wah](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuen-wah)
- [Samuel Hui](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-hui)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-swordsman-1990
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