A Deadly Secret (film)

A Deadly Secret
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Traditional Chinese連城訣
Simplified Chinese连城诀
Directed byMou Tun-fei
Screenplay byNi Kuang
Story byLouis Cha
Produced byRun Run Shaw
StarringNg Yuen-chun
Liu Lai-ling
Jason Pai Piao
Shih Szu
Elliot Ngok
CinematographyLaw Wan-sing
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Cheung Siu-hei
Music byEddie H. Wang
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 23 September 1980 (1980-09-23)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Box officeHK$1,473,133

A Deadly Secret (Chinese: 連城訣; literal meaning Mnemonic of the Linked Cities) is a 1980 Hong Kong film directed by Mou Tun-fei, produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, and starring Ng Yuen-chun, Liu Lai-ling, Jason Pai Piao, Shih Szu, and Elliot Ngok. Based on Louis Cha's 1963 novel of the same name, the film follows Di Yun, a young martial artist who is falsely imprisoned and uncovers a conspiracy in the martial arts world that forces him to confront those he once revered and respected.