The Legend of Wisely

The Legend of Wisely ( or 衞斯理傳奇; released in the Philippines as Fighters of the Empire) is a 1987 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film directed by Teddy Robin based on Ni Kuang's novel series, Wisely Series, starring Samuel Hui as the titular protagonist. The film co-stars Ti Lung, Joey Wong and Robin himself.

Plot
Wisely, the famous writer/adventurer, is tricked by his friend (played by Teddy Robin, the film's director) into helping him steal the dragon pearl. Samuel Hui plays Wisely in this big budget Hong Kong movie, with production units filming some scenes by the Great Pyramids, and many scenes in Nepal. There are car chases and crashes, chases by horsemen and plenty of fights along the way. The Legend of Wisely is a live action comic book. A lot of effort went into making this movie, and it shows as Wisely goes from one hazard to another, a Hong Kong version of Indiana Jones.

Cast

 * Samuel Hui as Wisely
 * Ti Lung as Pak Kei-wai
 * Teddy Robin as David Ko
 * Joey Wong as Sue Pak
 * Alan Ko as Little Master
 * Bruce Baron as Howard Hope
 * Heidi Makinen as Hope's assistant
 * Blackie Ko as The Two Headed Snake
 * Lee Hoi-hing as Hing
 * Paulo Tocha
 * Wellington Fung as Fake David Ko
 * Kim Fan as Little Master's guardian
 * Ng Chiu-leung
 * Lee Tak-shing
 * Chen Chun-kun
 * Chang Sing-kwong
 * Eva Cobo

Also known as

 * Legend of Wisely
 * Legend of Wu
 * Wai Si-Lei chuen kei
 * La Légende de la perle d'or
 * Legenda o zlaté perle
 * Wei si li chuan ji (China: Mandarin title)
 * Wisely Legend (literal English title)

Release
The Legend of Wisely was released in Hong Kong on 21 January 1987. In the Philippines, the film was released by Pioneer Releasing as Fighters of the Empire on 9 March 1988.