The Romance of Book and Sword is a 1987 Hong Kong film by Ann Hui, based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. The film was followed by Princess Fragrance, released later in the same month and also directed by Ann Hui. The films are among the earliest Hong Kong films to be completely shot in mainland China with a full mainland Chinese cast.

The Romance of Book and Sword (1987)
Directed by Ann Hui
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$5,991,706
Themes
Tags
China, Hong Kong
Attributes
Narrative Location: Qing dynasty
Alternate Titles
Die Romanze von Buch und Schwert
DE
Romancing the Sword
ID
The Romance of Book and Sword
HK, GB, US
清朝皇帝
JP