''Story of the Sword and the Sabre'' is a four-part Hong Kong film released in 1963 and 1965. The film was adapted from

Louis Cha Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...

's novel ''

The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (), also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the third and final installment in the ''Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes ...

''. The first two parts were directed by Cheung Ying and Choi Cheung while the next two parts were directed by Yeung Kung-leung.

Cast

* Cheung Ying as Zhang Cuishan * Pak Yin as Yan So-So * Ka-Sing Lam as

Zhang Wuji Zhang Wuji () is the fictional protagonist of the ''wuxia'' novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong. Fictional character biography Zhang Wuji's parents are from opposing sides of the ''wulin'' (martial artists' community). His ...

** Leung Ka-bo as young Zhang Wuji *

Ho-Kau Chan Ho-Kau Chan (; 1932 – 23 July 2021) was a Hong Kong actress and Cantonese opera singer. She was credited with over 130 films. Early life In 1932, Chan was born in Hong Kong. Chan's ancestral hometown is Panyu district, Guangzhou, Guangdong p ...

Zhao Min Zhao Min (), birth name Minmin Temür (), formally Commanderial Princess Shaomin (), is one of the two female lead characters in the wuxia novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong. Jin Yong describes her appearance as "natu ...

Connie Chan Connie Chan may refer to: *Connie Chan (actor) (born 1947), Chinese actor *Connie Chan (politician) Connie Chan (; born October 3, 1978) is an American politician serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for District 1 sinc ...

Zhou Zhiruo Zhou Zhiruo () is one of the two female lead characters in the wuxia novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong. Jin Yong describes Zhou Zhiruo's physical appearance as "beautiful, pure and free of worldly traits".Quote: 清麗秀� ...

* Lee Hung as Xiaozhao * Shih Kien as Xie Xun * Yeung Sai * Gao Luquan *

Sai Gwa-Pau Lim Gan (林根), better known in Hong Kong by his stagename Sai Gwa-Pau (西瓜刨) (7 October 1918 – 12 March 2001) was a Hong Kong film actor who played roles in over 600 movies from the 1950s onwards. His stagename "Watermelon Slice" refer ...

* Fung King-man * Lee Pang-fei * Cheung Sang * Wong Hon * Szema Wah Lung *

Yuen Siu-tien Yuen Siu-tien () (27 November 1912 – 8 January 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiaotian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. in the late 1970s, Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So (a.k.a. Sam Seed) in ...

* Lai Man * Wan Leng-kwong * Chow Kat *

Bak Man-biu Bak Man Biu（1921–2007) was a veteran Hong Kong actor best known for his role as the Patriatch Lok Fai in the TVB drama '' A House Is Not A Home'' (1977). Career Born as Chew Hong Fook in 1921, during the 1940s, Bak was involved in Cantones ...

* Tam Tin * Kwan Ching-leung * Hoh Wan * Lam Liu-ngok * Ho Pik-kin * Woo Ping * Ding Yue * Lam Siu * Yuen Lap-cheung * Au Ngok * Tang Cheung * Leung Suk-hing * Ng Yan-chi * Liu Chia-liang * Chu Yau-ko * Tong Kai * Heung Hoi

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* * * * 1963 films 1965 films 1960s Cantonese-language films Films based on works by Jin Yong Films released in separate parts Hong Kong martial arts films Works based on The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber Wuxia films Films set in the Yuan dynasty Films about rebels Films set on islands {{1960s-HongKong-film-stub