The Fastest Sword

Pan Lei both wrote and directed this Chinese variation of The Gunfighter, Henry King's famous 1950 film about a persecuted fast-draw expert. Naturally there're no pistols, only blades, as a great "swordfighter" learns humility after he is defeated by a martial arts monk. But his reputation always precedes him, leading to danger, destruction, challenges, cruelty, kidnapping, and killings. Pan Lei would also go on to a certain "new wave" fame, as the writer of Jackie Chan's earliest starring roles: New Fist Of Fury and Spiritual Kung Fu.