Death Duel

Death Duel is a 1977 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen under the Shaw Brothers Studio banner. The film stars Derek Yee (whose role as the third master launched his career), Ling Yun, and marked the debut of Candice Yu for Shaw Studio where she plays a prostitute. The film based on the Gu Long's novel of the same name. It was remade in 2016 as Sword Master, directed by Derek Yee. Plot The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day but he leaves his clan when he sees the wrongs of his father and the greed of his fiancé. Ending up as the lowest at a brothel and living as Useless An, he cannot shake his past. He tries to protect a lowly prostitute and her poor but happy family but only brings them sorrow. His greatest rival, sick from years of abuse to his body and soul and thinking the third dead, begins digging his own grave in the same town. In trying to help he brings an evil army to the town. Cast Derek Yee as Third Master Chi Ling Yun as Yen Shih-san Candice Yu as Hsiao Li Ku Feng as Miao Tzu, Hsiao Li's brother Ouyang Sha-fei as Hsiao Li's mother Chen Ping as Mu-yung Chiu-ti David Chiang as Mu-yung Chien-lung Norman Chui as Mu-yung family swordsman Ku Kuan-chung as one of the Yu Mien brothers Ngai Fei as one of the Yu Mien brothers Gam Lau as Mrs Han Fan Mei-sheng as Mute Teresa Ha as Mute's wife Yeung Chi-hing as Chief Yang Lam Fai-wong as Yang Wu Liu Wai as Chief Yang's assistant Ching Miao as Keeper Shih Wang-sun Shum Lo as ferryman for Divine Sword Mansion Yueh Hua as 'Tu Lang Chun' Chou Yu-feng Ti Lung as Fu Hung-hsueh Lo Lieh as Han Tang Nancy Yen as Yu Cheng Chan Si-gai as girl bullied at tavern Lau Luk-wa as teacher at tavern Lau Wai-ling as Ms.