本片由張徹、鮑學禮及午馬三位導演聯合執導，倪匡編劇，影帝狄龍及姜大衛主演，講述大海盜張保仔生平事跡。清廷水師提督派遣少年將領胡義（姜大衛），肩任偵查盜首匿跡所在之責，海上巨寇鄭乙手下四大天王之一張保仔（狄龍）終被胡義窺破行藏。二雄相遇，各施絕招，俱有惺惺相惜之意；卒之張憑機警從容外遁……Toward the end of the Ching Dynasty, the South China Sea was swarming with pirates looking to plunder treasure-rich Portuguese merchant ships. A titanic tale of a daring and heroic "Robin Hood" of the seas.
