Kung Fu Cult Master

Kung Fu Cult Master
Theatrical poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese倚天屠龍記

魔教教主
Simplified Chinese倚天屠龙记

魔教教主
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǐ Tiān Tú Lóng Jì Zhi Mó Jiào Jiào Zhǔ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingJi2 Tin1 Tou4 Lung4 Gei3 Zi1 Mo1 Gaau3 Gaau1 Zu2
Directed byWong Jing
Screenplay byWong Jing
Story byLouis Cha
Produced byJet Li
StarringJet Li
Sharla Cheung
Chingmy Yau
Gigi Lai
Sammo Hung
CinematographyBill Wong
Edited byPoon Hung
Music byJoseph Koo
Production
company
Distributed byGala Film Distribution Limited
Release date
  • 18 December 1993 (1993-12-18)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Box officeHK$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.