''The Legend of Wisely'' ( zh, t=衛斯理傳奇 or ; released in the Philippines as ''Fighters of the Empire'') is a 1987 Hong Kong

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directed by

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based on

Ni Kuang Ni Cong (30 May 1935 – 3 July 2022), courtesy name Yiming, better known by his pen name Ni Kuang (also romanised Ngai Hong, I Kuang and Yi Kuang), was a Hong Kong-American novelist and screenwriter. He wrote over 300 Chinese-language ''w ...

's novel series, ''

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'', starring

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as the titular protagonist. The film co-stars

Ti Lung Ti Lung (born 19 August 1946) is a Hong Kong actor, known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio's films, particularly '' The Blood Brothers'', '' The Avenging Eagle'', ''Clans of Intrigue'', '' The Duel'', ''The Senti ...

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and Robin himself.

Plot

Wisely, the famous writer/adventurer, is tricked by his friend (played by

, the film's director) into helping him steal the dragon pearl.

plays Wisely in this big budget Hong Kong movie, with production units filming some scenes by the Great Pyramids, and many scenes in

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. There are car chases and crashes, chases by horsemen and plenty of fights along the way. ''The Legend of Wisely'' is a live action comic book. A lot of effort went into making this movie, and it shows as Wisely goes from one hazard to another, a Hong Kong version of ''

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''.

Cast

as Wisely *

as Pak Kei-wai *

as David Ko *

as Sue Pak *

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as Little Master *

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as Howard Hope *Heidi Makinen as Hope's assistant *

Blackie Ko Blackie Ko () (February 22, 1953 – December 9, 2003) was a Taiwanese film director, producer, stuntman, singer and actor. Blackie was considered to be the greatest automotive stunt choreographer in Asia. Personal life In 1956, his family move ...

as The Two Headed Snake *Lee Hoi-hing as Hing *Paulo Tocha *Wellington Fung as Fake David Ko *Kim Fan as Little Master's guardian *Ng Chiu-leung *Lee Tak-shing *Chen Chun-kun *Chang Sing-kwong *Eva Cobo

Also known as

*''Legend of Wisely'' *''Legend of Wu'' *''Wai Si-Lei chuen kei'' *''La Légende de la perle d'or'' *''Legenda o zlaté perle'' *''Wei si li chuan ji'' (China: Mandarin title) *''Wisely Legend'' (literal English title)

Release

''The Legend of Wisely'' was released in Hong Kong on 21 January 1987. In the Philippines, the film was released by Pioneer Releasing as ''Fighters of the Empire'' on 9 March 1988.

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