The Proud Youth

The Proud Youth
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Traditional Chinese笑傲江湖
Simplified Chinese笑傲江湖
Hanyu PinyinXiào Ào Jiāng Hú
Directed bySun Chung
Screenplay byNi Kuang
Story byLouis Cha
Produced byRunme Shaw
StarringWong Yue
Shih Szu
Michael Chan
Ling Yun
CinematographyLam Ngai Kai
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Yu Siu-fung
Music byFrankie Chan
Wang Fu-ling
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 30 March 1978 (1978-03-30)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin

The Proud Youth is a 1978 Hong Kong film loosely based on Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by Sun Chung and starred Wong Yue, Shih Szu, Michael Chan and Ling Yun.

Cast

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  • Wong Yue as Nangong Song (renamed from Linghu Chong)
  • Michael Chan as Hao Jieying (renamed from Tian Boguang)
  • Shih Szu as Bai Yingying (renamed from Ren Yingying)
  • Stanley Fung as Luo Chaojun (renamed from Yue Buqun)
  • Wong Chung as Guardian Shi (renamed from Xiang Wentian)
  • Ling Yun as Shi Zhongying (renamed from Liu Zhengfeng)
  • Yau Chui-ling as Lan Fenghuang
  • Cheng Miu as Leng Ruojun (renamed from Zuo Lengshan)
  • Lau Wai-ling as Luo Shouyi (renamed from Yue Lingshan)
  • Chan Shen as Priest Zhishan (renamed from Taoist Tianmen)
  • Teresa Ha as Abbess Yixin (renamed from Abbess Dingyi)
  • Wong Ching-ho as Cui Lin
  • Ng Hong-sang as Lao Denuo
  • Chan Wai-ying as Huizhi
  • Chong Lee as Luo Yingzhi
  • Ku Feng as Master Bai (renamed from Ren Woxing)
  • Ding Ying as Guardian Shi's wife
  • Yue Wing as Gao Yun (renamed from Qu Yang)
  • Tin Ching as Sima Wuji (renamed from Dongfang Bubai)
  • Yeung Chi-hing as Bingji
  • Wang Han-chen as Shaolin abbot
  • Hung Ling-ling as Huixin
  • Alan Chui Chung-San
  • Yuen Wah
  • Lam Ching-ying
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