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Release Year1955
Runtime1h 53m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes4
DirectorChu Kei
WritersLau Fong, Chu Kei, Cheng Kang
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsAn Orphan's Tragedy
About An Orphan's Tragedy
Rascal To Chai-yan brings a false charge of selling fake medicine against doctor Fan Tin-sang, who is sentented to a twenty-year imprisonment. Fan makes an escape after a decade, and secretly provides for the education of his son Fuk-kwan brought up by a poor blacksmith. Fuk-kwan grows up to be a doctor practising in the country. To again does harm to Fuk-kwan, only this time Fan intervenes. Both he and To die in the fight.
Directed by Chu Kei, An Orphan's Tragedy leans on a strong ensemble — Cheung Wood-Yau, Yung Siu-yee, Bruce Lee — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1955.
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