

The villain finally gets to be the hero—and he's surprisingly good at it.
In a rare reversal of typecasting, Shaw Brothers' perennial bad guy Lo Lieh breaks tradition to play the honorable and noble swordsman in The Swift Knight. It's a tale of brave knights, chivalry and fair maidens where the Swift Knight (Lo Lieh) finds himself involved in romance, court intrigue and deadly jousts while trying to protect the lives of a pair of siblings as the fate of the throne depends on them.
Acting
Lo Lieh's grinning villainy repurposed as reluctant nobility.
Cinematography
Technicolor palace intrigue meets cramped tavern brawls.
Stunts
Jousting on horseback in 1971 Hong Kong—pure ambition.

Director
Jeong Chang-hwa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jeong Chang-hwa made this between King Boxer and The Five Fingers of Death, capturing Shaw Brothers at their most prolific.
Lo Lieh's rare heroic turn here arguably paved the way for his later complex lead in Five Fingers of Death—studio finally trusting audiences to follow him beyond villainy.
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