Deaf and Mute Heroine (1971)
Overview
Chang Cheh-influenced swordplay film puts a female spin on the genre with its titular heroine. Helen Ma stars as the “can’t hear, can’t talk” swordswoman who makes off with some pearls and bloodily dispatches the many comers who futilely attempt to retrieve them from her. According to Jeff Goodhartz, THE DEAF AND MUTE HEROINE “trumps anything that King Hu or Chang Cheh were unleashing at the time.”
Cast
Helen Ma Hoi-lun
The Heroine
Tang Ching
Cloth Dryer
Shirley Huang
Mistress Liu
Wu Ma
Lee Ying
Cheung Chok-Chow
Corey Yuen
Wei Ping-Ao
Chin Chun
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