The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

104 mins | Drama, Action | March 6, 1981

Raised to be a righteous martial artist, Yuan kicks off the story proper by finding a cave containing a skeleton, a treasure map, and a manual teaching him the Golden Snake style. Obeying a request hidden in the manual to give a portion of the treasure to the Golden Snake's old girlfriend, Yuan begins to seek the woman out - on the way solving the riddle of the Golden Snake, and how he came to his end.

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

104 mins | Drama, Action | March 6, 1981

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Raised to be a righteous martial artist, Yuan kicks off the story proper by finding a cave containing a skeleton, a treasure map, and a manual teaching him the Golden Snake style. Obeying a request hidden in the manual to give a portion of the treasure to the Golden Snake's old girlfriend, Yuan begins to seek the woman out - on the way solving the riddle of the Golden Snake, and how he came to his end.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Shaw Brothers
Original title 碧血劍
Directors Chang Cheh
Writers Ni Kuang, Louis Cha

Cast

Philip Kwok Chun-Fung

as Yuan Cheng-chih

Candy Wen Xue-Er

as Wen Ching-Ching

Ching Li

as Wen Yi

Lung Tien-Hsiang

as Golden Snake

Chiang Sheng

as Wen Jing

Wong Lik

as Grandpa Wen

Lu Feng

as Uncle Wen Nan Yang

Yu Tai-Ping

as Uncle Wen Bai Yang

Chan Shen

as Master Rong

Lee Sau-Kei

as Mu Ren Qing

Wong Ching-Ho

as Uncle Muk Shon

Chu Tit-Wo

as Huang Zhen

Hsiao Yu

as Mui Jin

Gam Tin-Chue

as Spectator at execution

Wang Han-Chen

as Spectator at execution

Keung Hon

as Wen Clan 5th Uncle

Ngai Tim-Choi

as Governor Yuan Shung Wun

Ting Tung

as Wen Clan's servant