Come Drink with Me (Hong Kong, 1966)

A ruthless band of thugs kidnaps a young official to exchange for their leader who has been captured. Golden Swallow is sent to take on the thugs and free the prisoner (who is also her brother). Though she is able to handle the overwhelming odds, she is hit by a poison dart and gets help from a beggar who is really a kung-fu master in disguise. With his help, she forms a plan to get her brother back.

The martial art-genre owes a lot to Come Drink with Me. It paved the way for many wuxia (chinese martial arts) to come, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) for example, and is considered to be one of Hong Kong's finest films. The fluid, gracious movements of the fights were groundbreaking, the director didn't look for an established actor when casting the lead role, but instead he picked a ballet dancer. The result was excellent film, which is essential for martial arts-fans.

Genre: Action/Crime