Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 24 nominations
Leon Lai
- Yang Yuncong
- (as Ming Li)
Duncan Lai
- Mu Lang
- (as Kwan-Tat Chow)
Jason Piao Pai
- Liu Jingyi
- (as Piao Pai)
Michael Wong
- Prince Dokado
- (as Man-Tak Wong)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe seven heroes' swords were designed by the director himself.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Kung Fu Jungle (2014)
Featured review
With this film, the Asians seem to have reclaimed the "Seven Samurai" plot line but here the seven are somewhat haphazardly chosen (since the skill lies not with the person itself but the particular sword he or she brandishes, hence the title). However, by concentrating on the romantic complications in which a few of the main characters become embroiled, some of the warriors are kept too much in the background…but the leader of the seven is as unassuming as Takashi Shimura had been in SEVEN SAMURAI (1954), while the chief villain is flamboyantly played in the manner of Eli Wallach from THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960)! There is no denying the fact that its mainstay are the epic scope of the production itself (highlighting the meticulous period detail) and the elaborate action sequences which, thankfully, are rarely implausible - as most actioners from Asia (even the more critically lauded ones) tended to be of late! Apparently, the film (which runs for more than 2½ hours) was trimmed down from an even longer version; though the IMDb doesn't mention this, a Maltese friend of mine who's a veritable Asian-film nut assured me of it…and, in fact, the narrative did feel kind of choppy to me!
- Bunuel1976
- Apr 27, 2006
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Thất Kiếm
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- HK$140,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $3,473,290
- Runtime2 hours 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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