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Kung Fu Cult Master | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 倚天屠龍記 之 魔教教主 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 倚天屠龙记 之 魔教教主 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Wong Jing | ||||||||||
Screenplay by | Wong Jing | ||||||||||
Story by | Louis Cha | ||||||||||
Produced by | Jet Li | ||||||||||
Starring | Jet Li Sharla Cheung Chingmy Yau Gigi Lai Sammo Hung | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Bill Wong | ||||||||||
Edited by | Poon Hung | ||||||||||
Music by | Joseph Koo | ||||||||||
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Distributed by | Gala Film Distribution Limited | ||||||||||
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Running time | 95 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Languages | Cantonese Mandarin | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$10,437,757 |
Kung Fu Cult Master (Chinese: 倚天屠龍記之魔教教主) is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Directed by Wong Jing, it featured fight choreography by Sammo Hung and starred Jet Li, Sharla Cheung, Chingmy Yau, and Gigi Lai in the lead roles.
The controversy of the film was changing the protagonist's character from a righteous hero to a power-hungry and vengeful hypocrite, and thus not faithful to the novel. As the film performed poorly at the box office, plans for its sequels were cancelled, hence its cliffhanger ending was left unresolved.