The Swordsman in Double Flag Town
Seen it?1991 | 91 min | Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Honoring his father's dying words, a young man comes to the dusty desert village of Double Flag Town to claim his bride. Everyone looks down upon him because he looks inept and ignorant. When he kills a man who is attempting to rape his bride, he provokes the wrath of the Lethal Swordsman who is the rapist's brother and also a famous killer. Will our hero choose to escape with his bride or face the Lethal Swordsman?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by He Ping
- Wei GaoHai Ge
- Mana ZhaoHao Mei
- Jiang ChangBar keeper
- Sun HaiyingVidasoxian
- Wang GangSha Li Fei
- Gaoping ZhangErye