To Kill with Intrigue
1977 1h 46m movie Film Hong Kong

To Kill with Intrigue

劍花煙雨江南

“He must fight one woman in order to save another.”

Synopsis

劍花煙雨江南

“He must fight one woman in order to save another.”

Young master Cao Le chases his pregnant girlfriend away from the family castle. He does it in order to save her from vicious bandits who are going to murder his family.

The 1976–1978 Hong Kong Window

52 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. To Kill with Intrigue sits at position #45.

  1. The Contract
    #1

    The Contract

    ★ 7.7 · 1978

  2. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
    #2

    The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    ★ 7.5 · 1978

  3. Drunken Master
    #3

    Drunken Master

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  4. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
    #4

    Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  5. Heroes of the East
    #5

    Heroes of the East

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  6. Warriors Two
    #6

    Warriors Two

    ★ 7.2 · 1978

  7. Enter the Game of Death
    #7

    Enter the Game of Death

    ★ 7.0 · 1978

  8. Clan of Amazons
    #8

    Clan of Amazons

    ★ 7.0 · 1978

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with To Kill with Intrigue. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Lo Wei Motion Picture Co.

The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when To Kill with Intrigue premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.5
TMDB Rating
36
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #695 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.8 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #444 of 516 (top 86%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
All Production Countries Hong Kong, South Korea
Original Language Chinese
Spoken Languages Cantonese, Mandarin
Production Companies Lo Wei Motion Picture Co.
Runtime 1h 46m
Release Date July 22, 1977
IMDb tt0076227

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