The Enigmatic Case
The Enigmatic Case
| 11 June 1980 (USA)
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An imprisoned swordsman is accused of killing three men. He probably would have already been executed for his crimes but is kept alive because he knows the whereabouts of hidden gold.

Reviews
Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?
Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.
Mozjoukine Then TV director Johnie To's feature debut, a companion to the costume movie noir of the contemporary Hong Kong feature KILLER CONSTABLE, this one has a more realistic look and the action is quite convincing - less fantastic than the films made in front of it. In many ways it is a more interesting project that the director's later and more widely circulated work.After a jail break opening, the plot does a U-turn providing a new villain to add to the impact.Inventive pieces of staging like superior numbers driven back by the burning grass bundle on a fork run down the narrow alley.