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If I Were for Real (1981)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Wang Tung
Writer : Chang Yung-hsiang

Synopsis

Taiwanese film about the dark days of the Cultural Revolution and the young people who were destroyed by it, centered on a group of students who perform Nikolai Gogol’s play The Inspector General.

Actors

Alan Tam
Alan Tam
Nancy Hu Guan-Chen
Nancy Hu Guan-Chen
Hsiang Lin
Hsiang Lin

Crews

Wang Tung
Wang Tung
Director
Wang Tung
Wang Tung
Art Direction
Lin Hung-chung
Lin Hung-chung
Director of Photography
Chang Yung-hsiang
Chang Yung-hsiang
Screenplay
Tu Duu-chih
Tu Duu-chih
Sound Recordist
Cary Chan
Cary Chan
Original Music Composer
Chiang Jih-shen
Chiang Jih-shen
Producer
Chiang Hsien-cheng
Chiang Hsien-cheng
Production Supervisor

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