Wong Tin-lam

Wong Tin-lam

Рождение : 1928-09-11, Shanghai, China

Смерть : 2010-11-16

История

Wong Tin-lam (1927–2010) was a Chinese screenwriter, producer, director, and actor, who has contributed to the Hong Kong cinema scene with a career spanning six decades. He has made films in Cantonese, Mandarin and Amoy dialect.

Профиль

Wong Tin-lam

Фильмы

Дурная кровь
Uncle Fat Ball
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I Corrupt All Cops
Uncle Ball
In the early 1970s, the Governor of Hong Kong decided to clean up the police force. The ICAC was established, whose operation branch was headed by Yim. Bong and Unicorn also joined the ICAC. Despite threats of violence and intimidation, they managed to bring about the downfall of the empire of graft.
Beauty and the 7 Beasts
Uncle Lam
Teddy (Eric Tsang) is a ladies man. He is constantly with a woman, but never accepts the responsibility that comes with a relationship. Short of cash, his friend Wendy (Jo Koo) comes up with a plan for him to impart his knowledge in hitching up women to desperate men who will pay for some tips.
The Lady Iron Chef
Uncle Tam
When the heir to a lucrative restaurant empire falls for a simple girl who can only cook instant noodles, their romance creates a sizable rift for the mother who only wants her son to marry an experienced chef in director Billy Chung's freewheeling culinary comedy
Выборы 2
Uncle Teng Wai
«Выборы 2» скорее не продолжение, а логическое расширение первой истории. Лок побеждает на выборах главы Триады и благодаря жестоким действиям укрепляет свою власть. Сага возобновляется с того момента, когда Лок намеревается продлить свой срок правления еще на два года, что идет вразрез со всеми правилами, для чего подыскивает себе новых союзников и убирает противников. Его самый большой соперник — менее агрессивный и более предприимчивый Джимми. «Дядюшки» ему благоволят, потому что он хороший бизнесмен и знает, что будущее — за материковым Китаем. Кровавые обстоятельства вынуждают Джимми совершать насильственные акты, которые ведут к трону и одновременно к неоднозначному концу. Во втором фильме трио лишает Триаду последних остатков мифологии как героического, основанного на чести братства.
Don't Open Your Eyes
Old Master Chiu
Homicide detective Seven and his new love Fiona are haunted by a group of venomous ghosts. He enlists the help of Bing, the police force's unofficial expert on the supernatural. A full-blown war ensues between the living and the dead.
The Shopaholics
Uncle Fatty
Compulsive disorders plague Hong Kong: Fong Fong Fong, a foundling who's now a nurse, is a shopaholic who seeks psychiatric help from Kan Yan (Choosey) Lee, who's frozen by an inability to choose. Into the mix come Kung Fu (Richie) Ho, a wealthy man who is stingy but also will buy anything someone else wants, and Ding Dong Ding, Lee's binge-eating bargain-shopping ex-girlfriend who reappears in hopes Lee will now choose her. Both men propose to both women who say yes to both. Family and friends are inept at helping to sort it out, and even if the four get the wedding vows straight, will anyone be cured? Does Hong Kong need more than a Prozac?
Kung Fu Mahjong 2
Three Tiles
Fanny is a skilled mahjong player and young housewife, who's usually forbidden from her tile-clicking addiction by husband Johnny. However, when Johnny falls in with gambler Demon, Fanny gets sent packing. Johnny takes up with Demon's sister Curvy, and Fanny is left alone and seems to lose her mahjong-playing skills. Luckily, she receives additional training from her mahjong mentor Three Tiles, who also schooled Auntie Fei, as well as sexy player-in-training First Love. With the aid of her mahjong sisters, brother, plus Auntie Fei's husband Chi Mo Sai, Fanny regroups in time to take on Curvy, Demon, and Johnny at a climactic mahjong tournament.
Выборы
Uncle Teng Wai
Как это бывает каждые два года, пришло время старейшинам самой древней Гонконгской триады «Во Шинг» выбрать нового главу. Между двумя приемлемыми кандидатами возникает страшная конкуренция. Лок — фаворит в выборах, так как он находится на хорошем счету у старейшин. Однако его соперник, Большой Ди, не остановится ни перед чем, чтобы изменить ситуацию в свою пользу. Он даже готов пойти против многовековых традиций триады и попытаться повлиять на окончательное решение с помощью денег и насилия. Когда пропадает давний символ власти «Во Шинг» — жезл «Голова Дракона» — начинается беспощадная битва за власть, и стремление соперничающих лагерей поскорее вернуть жезл, грозит триаде расколом.
The New Option: The Final Showdown
Tenth film in the 10 film series titled The New Option Hon Kin, head of the police's Organized Crime Division, has been pushed to the edge by a triad boss intent on killing him. In a fit of fury, Hon embarks on a violent rampage that ends tragically. With the very existence of the Special Duty Unit(SDU) now in jeopardy because of the aftermath, Commander Stone (Michael Wong) must make up his mind and decide on SDU's future.
The New Option: The Syndicate
Ninth film in the series titled The New Option, it once again stars Michael Wong as Stone Wong, an SDU captain who's a damn man at his job. Stone is a no-nonsense SDU trainer who must initiate young studs into their SDU world.
The New Option: The Campaign
Eighth film in the series titled The New Option. A crime syndicate specializing in the making of counterfeit credit cards was very active in Hong Kong and the nearby Guangdong Province. The Hong Kong police found out that the syndicate had its headquarter in the mainland. One day, Stone's daughter Ling Ling and her boyfriend Mike was suddenly back from Canada. Unknown to Ling Ling, Mike worked for the counterfeit credit card syndicate. He went on a shopping spree with Ling Ling, then handed all the things they bought over to the syndicate. However, he grew careless, leaving a trail for the police. The syndicate killed Mike. Finally, could Stone and SDU rescue the situation?
Новый вариант: Противостояние
Seventh film in the series titled The New Option. Lucky Lun was sent to the hospital. He was shot in the spine and was paralyzed from the waist down. Hank told Stone that he returned to Hong Kong to enter a shooting competition. He donated blood to Lucky Lun and helped all those who needed him. There was a big money laundering case in which three prosecution witnesses were in the police's witness protection program. On the first day of legal proceeding, the first witness was shot. Ann and Stone deduced that the killing were done by an expert sniper. The second witness was shot in much the way as the first. All evidence pointed to Hank. When Hank sensed that Stone began to suspect him, and told Stone that he had bought the airplane ticket to the States. When it was time for the third witness to go to court, Stone exchanged clothes with him and waited for the killer.
The New Option: Saviour
Sixth film in the 10 film series titled The New Option. Hon's sister, Bibi was crushed. She phoned Hon for help. Hon beat up the crook. Unfortunately the whole incident was captured by the CCTV and was suspended from this post. Fatso came to his rescue by forcing the crook to withdraw his complaint. Hon was re-instituted but he owed a favor to Fatso which might someday cost him dearly. Jason, son of Fatso, had employed some thugs from the mainland to swindle money out of the insurance company. The thugs read from the newspaper that the amount reported lost far exceeded the amount they had robbed. They asked for compensation from Jason. While he was negotiating with the thugs, the police and the SDU surrounded the building to comprehend the thugs. But when Lun saw Hon and Jason...
The New Option: The Revenge
Fifth film in the series titled The New Option, it again stars Michael Wong as Stone Wong, an SDU captain who's a damn man at his job. Stone is a no-nonsense SDU trainer who must initiate young studs into their SDU world.
Полицейский спецназ
Uncle Cheung
В ночном кафе ударом ножа убит бандит-отморозок. А вскоре в темном переулке совершено нападение на сотрудника отдела по борьбе с организованной преступностью — у него украли пистолет. Полицейский патруль во главе с Майком Хо, подозревая, что преступления между собой связаны, вышел на охоту, но кто-то постоянно на полшага его опережает…
The New Option: Gold Rush
Fourth film in the 10 film series titled The New Option. Hon tabled a proposal to establish an assault team to take over some of the functions of the SDU. Madam So then withheld an application by Stone to increase the budget of the SDU to upgrade their equipment. Stone of course felt uneasy about this decision. Fatso told Hon that a gang of seven criminals with heavy firearms was planning to rob a factory. To be safe, Ann ordered the SDU to standby for any emergency. The assault team successfully shot or captured five gangsters after their robbery. While they were celebrating their success, the remaining two gangsters returned and opened fire on them. The SDU then stepped in and killed the two gangsters. Madam So had no choice but to shelve the idea of an assault team and approved the new SDU budget proposed by Stone.
The New Option: Puppet Hon
Third film in the 10 film series titled The New Option, it again stars Michael Wong as Stone Wong, an SDU captain who's a damn man at his job. Stone is a no-nonsense SDU trainer who must initiate young studs into their SDU world.
The Conman 2002
Dommer's uncle
Ka-shing has lived his entire life as a luckless guy, until one day he is offered a job by Spring, a gang brother. Spring is a gambler, and turns Ka-shing's bad luck into a Philosopher's Stone. Kau, Spring's enemy, suffers a huge loss at his casino, and vows to get rid of both of them. Kau orders his men to twist Ka-shing's luck by destroying his Feng Shui. But is it all just a gimmick to win the gambling competition, or will Ka-shing surely lose his gambling abilities?
The New Option - Run and Shoot
Second film in the 10 film series titled The New Option. The slim plot once again has Stone leading a group of rag-tag group of SDU recruits (is the force so hard up that they're allowing their cadets to go around with spiked and dyed hair?), while his squeeze (Suki Kwan) is working on a kidnapping case. After Suki loses her gun, her squad is taken off the case, and it's up to Stone and his boys to save the day.
Мой левый глаз видит привидения
Sam's Father
Мэй Хо вышла замуж за миллионера Дэниела спустя всего семь дней после знакомства, а через несколько месяцев он трагически погибает во время подводной прогулки с аквалангом. Семья Дэниела безутешна, и лишь Мэй, как кажется, даже радуется тому, что все так получилось — она быстро переезжает в дом своего бывшего мужа, отказывается работать и круглые сутки проводит ничего не делая — когда, конечно, не крадет из магазинов всякую мелочь. Так проходит три года, по прошествии которых Мэй попадает в автомобильную катастрофу, напившись за рулем до бессознательного состояния. Врезавшись в стену, она умирает, но сверхактивный призрак по имени Кен заставляет ее вернуться в собственное тело. Теперь Мэй вновь жива, но ее левый глаз после травмы начал видеть привидений.
Fat Choi Spirit
Fat Uncle
Follows the adventures of a compulsive Mahjong player named Andy and his aging mother, estranged brother, loyal ex-girlfriend, and a local gang.
Любовь на диете
Fatso's Friend
Мини, расставшись со своим бойфрендом Курокавой, уехавшим в Штаты на 10 лет, начала так страдать, что помогала ей только еда. За эти десять лет Мини потолстела до невероятных размеров, но не растеряла любовь к Курокаве, поэтому за шесть месяцев ей надо сбросить 200 фунтов, чтобы предстать во всеоружии перед своим возлюбленным, ставшим известным музыкантом. Помочь ей берется Толстяк – не менее громадный случайный попутчик.
Wu Yen
Earth God
Lost in the woods, the Emperor Qi (Anita Mui) stumbles across local chief Wu Yen, his predestined bride, only to accidentally free a promiscuous fox fairy who promptly falls in love with both of them, changing between man and woman to clumsily woo each, setting the scene for a constantly shifting triangle with the emperor torn between both the fox fairy and Wu Yen and the fox fairy after whichever one will agree to marry her/him first.
The Blood Rules
Mike, Jean, Shoot and Q are a professional robbery gang working for Uncle Lam. Q loves his girlfriend Bo who loves decisive men and luxury life. Shoot loves exotic fishes and Jean. Jean loves Mike, but he is married to another woman and has a young son. Uncle Lam loves good meals and big money. After finishing successfully the most recent job for Uncle Lam, Mike and his team want to take a break. Uncle Lam insists that they take one more job, which is to rob a triad boss Chicken Sam who loves diamonds in the very literal sense of the word. The robbery doesn’t go too smooth; moreover, Tom Wai, a police officer who loves his job, is getting closer and closer…
Conman in Tokyo
Fatty
Jersey is a popular gambler in Mongkok. One day, he takes a trip to Japan with her girlfriend, Nancy, they come to Chinese resaurant. Suddenly, a gang of Japanese triads comes in and starts a fight. Just at the moment when he is in danger, the restaurant owner uses a special card - casting skill to save him. Jersey recognize it is the skill of Cool, the Gambling King, but the owner refuses to admit that Cool is still alive. Cool finally admit his true identity and tells Jersey that Ho Yan was orginally his girlfriend but now she is the wife of Yeung. Cool treated Yeung like his brother, but he is jealous of Cool's beautiful grilfriend and wealth. Yeung conspired to take away Cool's everthing. With Jersey's help, Cool decides to get Ho Yan back, but he does not realizes that Yeung is setting another trap for him.
A Hero Never Dies
Fatty
Jack and Martin are gunmen who work for two rival kingpins. Jack and Martin have been fighting on their bosses behalf for close to a year. When a truce is made both Jack and Martin are cut loose. The two men then decide to join forces and take on the gangsters who used them.
Настоящая мафия
Uncle Fatty
Однажды мелкий гангстер Чун Ди вступился за крутого босса, попавшего в неприятную ситуацию с конкурентами, в результате чего приобрел кровного врага из числа нападавших, потерял жену, которую психопат сбил, убегая с места преступления, и удостоился благосклонности со стороны спасенного. Проходит несколько лет, но хотя Чун Ди теперь занимает более высокое положение в триадах, к нему все равно относятся, как к мелкой сошке. День за днем, кольцо проблем вокруг него сжимается.
Самая длинная ночь
Uncle Fat
Оказавшись в центре ожесточенной бандитской войны в Макао, коррумпированный полицейский по имени Сэм ведет переговоры между двумя лидерами Триад, которые планируют объединить свои силы. Он встречает подозрительного человека по имени Тони, который преследует его и вмешивается в его дела. Но когда Сэм узнает, что подозревается в убийстве владельца ночного клуба, он уверен, что его преследователь как-то связан с этим.
The Private Eye Blues
Private investigator Jacky Cheung is adrift. He has separated from his wife (Kathy Chow) and misses his young daughter. His next assignment seems fairly simple: he must track down a troublesome teenage girl (Mavis Fan) and return her home to China. Powerful behind the scenes forces soon become apparent, however, and plunge our intrepid hero into greater trouble than he's ever known.
Who's My Father?
Producer
A tale of a single mother trying make ends meet.
Стальные когти
Member of Moral Reform Society
Добившись славы и всеобщего уважения, знаменитый мастер кунг-фу Вонг ищет для своей школы новое помещение. Приняв выгодное предложение, он слишком поздно узнает, что его ученики обосновались по соседству с борделем, и это ещё не самое страшное! Оказывается, местные бандиты прямо у них под носом похищают женщин и продают их в рабство, наживаясь на чужом горе и страданиях. Не в силах мириться с варварством и жестокостью, бесстрашные знатоки боевых искусств решают наказать работорговцев. Но когда выясняется, что в торговле «живым товаром» замешаны власти и буддийские монахи, Вонг понимает, что только невероятная сила и поразительные способности помогут ему спасти несчастных женщин и отстоять честь знаменитой школы.
Devil Lover
Producer
The tumultuous relationship of a married couple that ends in murder.
To Miss with Love
Chien's father
When a new teacher (Sharla Cheung) arrives, she finds herself caught up in the affairs of the students from her class. Jimmy Lin is harbouring an unrequited crush on childhood friend Athena Chu. However, he is too shy to reveal his feeling to her when he discovers that she has fallen for the cool kid in class, Nicky Wu. Meanwhile, another student Dicky Cheung has gotten himself into trouble with the triads after failing to pay a debt owed to them. With so much going on, how will Sharla Cheung find a way to solve the troubles of her students and get them to study hard to pass their exams?
Justice, My Foot!
Shoe Shopkeeper
An unscrupulous lawyer with an equally eccentric kung-fu sidekick wife tries to bring justice to the court.
The Queen of Gamble
Movie director
Mainlander Nan moves to Hong Kong to earn a living by being a gambler and casino dealer. She meets up with her stuntman cousin Po and his horse-race gambler landlord Li and together, the three try to make ends meet in the gambling world. However, they stumbled upon a plot where greedy investor Fu Hon-San swindled the shares of his gambler brother Fun Hon-Hwa, whom befriended Nan, and, as a result, the gamblers band together in attempts to topple Hon-San.
The Big Score
Producer
Wong Jing wrote and directed this film, he also co-stars as a shady and bumbling individual who's forced to confront the people who have maimed his best friend and killed the poor guys family. They've also made his life extremely miserable. Danny Lee plays a cop who's job is to protect Wong Jing from a gang of sadistic gangsters. As in all of Wong Jing films, the villains are just plain rotten and they love to hurt and kill people.
The Big Score
Partenaire de Panther
Wong Jing wrote and directed this film, he also co-stars as a shady and bumbling individual who's forced to confront the people who have maimed his best friend and killed the poor guys family. They've also made his life extremely miserable. Danny Lee plays a cop who's job is to protect Wong Jing from a gang of sadistic gangsters. As in all of Wong Jing films, the villains are just plain rotten and they love to hurt and kill people.
My Neighbours are Phantoms
Producer
Chingmy starts noticing some very odd things about the neighbors and it turns out they they are evil spirits needing the blood of 49 humans. Cheung Man is one of these spirits - but a kind hearted one who falls in love with Natalis Chan
Ghost Busting
Producer
Salesmen Bangladesh and Robert once worked in countryside and came across a female ghost and a sissy ghost, but their driver was killed by the ghosts unfortunately. Bangladesh and Robert were rescued by a Taoist Master, Cheung. They were so scared that they had to find a new job. The boss of the new company, Mr. Kan, authorized his daughter to be the manageress. His son, Tin Wai, was jealous and requested various ghosts to make a mess of the company in order to usurp power. So, the staff receive special training on exorcising ghosts.
Ghost Busting
Maggie's Father
Salesmen Bangladesh and Robert once worked in countryside and came across a female ghost and a sissy ghost, but their driver was killed by the ghosts unfortunately. Bangladesh and Robert were rescued by a Taoist Master, Cheung. They were so scared that they had to find a new job. The boss of the new company, Mr. Kan, authorized his daughter to be the manageress. His son, Tin Wai, was jealous and requested various ghosts to make a mess of the company in order to usurp power. So, the staff receive special training on exorcising ghosts.
Doubles Cause Troubles
Stamp expert
Nurse Liang Shanbo and Actress Zhu Yingtai are mismatched cousins who just inherited a rental home from their late relative. When they moved in, they discover that a room has been rented out to a man named Ben, who turns out to be a criminal gangster. One night, when Ben returns home, bloodied and injured, he collapses into Yingtai's arms and whispers a code in her ear before he dies. Not knowing what the code leads to, Yingtai and Shanbo are later visited by a man claiming to be Ben's brother who wants to solve the case. In the meantime, gangsters believed to be involved with Ben's murder want to retrieve the code from the girls, whom they think were told by Ben what it actually unlocks.
Ghost Fever
Producer
Ling Sie-Cheong, a businessman whose boss permits him to occupy a luxurious but long vacant house, rent-free, Ling not being aware that the palatial residence was where an entire family was murdered but has remained upon the premises as ghosts and, shortly after Ling and his parturient wife (Pat Ha) move into the home, she suffers serious pregnancy complications through ghostly interference and is subsequently hospitalized.
All About Ah-Long
Advertising Executive
Chow Yun-fat plays Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance encounter from Ah-Long's ex-girlfriend changes the course of their lives.
Звезда романтики
Tung Tung's father
Фат работает механиком в гараже своего дяди Кена вместе с двумя друзьями. Во время поездки в Малайзию четверка знакомится с двумя моделями, которых принимают за богачек. Чтобы «соответствовать» их уровню, друзья тоже выдают себя за миллионеров, но что они будут делать, когда обман откроется?
Born to Gamble
Fatty Wong
Alex is the smart one who claims first place in every human endeavor. To be true, he really excels in all forms of gambling. Alex likes to help people. Thus, when his old friend Fung is jilted by a rich girl, he immediately takes Fung to a slave auction in the Philippines. There, Fung buys a woman of beauty and femininity. Alex himself falls in love with Mina, who is deadly against gambling. She would break ties with anyone found to be gambling...
The Master Strikes Back
Mayor Ma Fu Chang
In The Master Strikes Back, Hong Kong's Steadicam pioneering director Sun Chung brings back legendary Ti Lung to play famous weapons instructor Tung Tieh-cheng, who is invited to teach a Ching official's soldiers, in this unofficial sequel to The Kung-fu Instructor. But after his son is kidnapped and castrated what follows is a chaotic, human whirlwind of slicing and dicing compliments of the highly touted martial arts director and one of Jackie Chan's kung-fu classmates, Yuan Te.
Prince Charming
Chen Li Pin's father
Chen Li is the son of an enormously wealthy Hong Kong businessman and is vacationing in Hawaii, experiencing typical girl problems. His lothario friend Lolanto flies in from Hong Kong and is determined to find Chen Li a girl within a few days. After a series of hijinks, Chen Li and Lolanto are back in Hong Kong and investigating high-level embezzling in Chen's father's corporation. It also turns out that Kitty and May are employed there as well, with Kitty being the secretary of the supposed embezzler. Because Chen has been notoriously inconspicuous and no one knows what he looks like, he is able to assume to role of a limousine driver for Lolanto, who takes on the persona of Chen Li himself. While tracking down the corruption, Lolanto and Chen also are trying to win the hearts of the two women, but are they looking for true love or only money?
Pursuit
Director
The Utmost Greatness
Director
The Utmost Greatness is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Kent Cheng.
My Darling Slave
Director
Hong Kong comedy film.
The Big Showdown
Director
After his father's brutal murder, Ton Tin-Kuo sets out to seek the killer. He is befriended by evil casino owner Don Yee, who actually sets Tong up to fight his bitter enemy Pau Tze-Pin, but Pau reveals the truth of Don Yee's tricks to Tong and later makes firm their alliance by rescuing him from prison and explaining that Don Yee is his father's murderer. When his sister is also killed by Don Yee, Tong thirsts for revenge!
Dragon Blows
Director
It starts out in rip roaring fashion, with our heroine (genre veteran Chiao Chiao) watching an out of control man rip the bodice from a struggling farm girl. Incensed by this brutality and no doubt offended by the film's one and only topless scene, she rams her fist through a brick wall and kills the man with her distinctive 'dragon blow'. Enter the film's male hero, her brother, who scolds his sister for using this deadly and forbidden weapon. The story then commences in earnest, as brother and sister end up protecting a poor orphan girl who has a valuable jade necklace that a nefarious criminal syndicate is desperate to obtain. Much mayhem ensues, though the film remains chaste and relatively bloodless after its promising beginning.
The Fist That Kills
Director
Martial arts action with a ninja prince trying to overcome the odds and gain hid rightful place on the throne.
The Chase
Writer
Shih Hai-tung a swordsman seeks revenge for his father's murder knowing that the Golden Gate Sect were responsible. He had killed two Heavenly Dragon Association gangsters creating a significant amount of hostility between the two groups before they meet each other head on.
The Chase
Director
Shih Hai-tung a swordsman seeks revenge for his father's murder knowing that the Golden Gate Sect were responsible. He had killed two Heavenly Dragon Association gangsters creating a significant amount of hostility between the two groups before they meet each other head on.
Mad, Mad, Mad Swords
Director
The star in Mad Mad Mad swords is a common man with numerous weaknesses and a complete worthless student of a prestigious school. To the suprise of all, however, he manages to defeat a string of renowned swordsmen, including the one-armed swordsman and the blind swordsman, by tricks and luck.
Red Plum Pavilion
Writer
Li is a beautiful young woman who is engaged to a handsome scholar, Pei Shunqing. However, a rich evil man, Jia Sidao, is attracted by Li's beauty and wants to take Li as his concubine. Pei and Li then come to discuss the matter and decide to flee, but they are kidnapped by Jia's men before they can escape. Jia threatens to kill Pei, and Li finally yields but requests to see Pei for the last time. During their short conversation Li tries to persuade Pei to leave, but he insists that he will not leave without her. Li tells him that she has promised to be Jia’s concubine. Pei has to depart, angry and disappointed. Later, Li tries to kill Jia with his sword before their wedding but she is stabbed to death instead. Li's ghost then returns to avenge Jia and his men by burning them until only ashes remain.
Red Plum Pavilion
Director
Li is a beautiful young woman who is engaged to a handsome scholar, Pei Shunqing. However, a rich evil man, Jia Sidao, is attracted by Li's beauty and wants to take Li as his concubine. Pei and Li then come to discuss the matter and decide to flee, but they are kidnapped by Jia's men before they can escape. Jia threatens to kill Pei, and Li finally yields but requests to see Pei for the last time. During their short conversation Li tries to persuade Pei to leave, but he insists that he will not leave without her. Li tells him that she has promised to be Jia’s concubine. Pei has to depart, angry and disappointed. Later, Li tries to kill Jia with his sword before their wedding but she is stabbed to death instead. Li's ghost then returns to avenge Jia and his men by burning them until only ashes remain.
Travels with a Sword
Director
Travels with a Sword is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Sammo Hung
Darling, Stay at Home
Director
The misadventures of a beautiful but bored housewife Wang Yui-chuan and her chauvinistic salary-man husband Chang Wei-min reaches madcap proportions upon his denying her the opportunity to work outside the home. With calculating smarts, Wang takes action with the help of her scheming neighbors Lily and her mother Mrs. Hsu to change her identity and land a situation in her husband's firm where she successfully advances within the ranks in direct competition with Chang for promotion. A madcap comedy of errors ensue.
Lucky Purse
Director
Film version of Suo Lin Nang, the popular Peking opera written by Weng Ouhong.
A Beggar's Daughter
Director
This is an adaptation of the folk story, “Jin Yu Nu beats her heartless groom with a cane”. Jin Yu Nu, a beggar’s daughter, is a beautiful and kind girl. On a snowy day she saves the life of a poor scholar, Mo Ji. When Mo recovers, he marries Jin with love and gratitude. Mo wins the third place in the imperial examinations, but now he is looked down upon because his wife is a beggar's daughter. Extremely embarrassed and ashamed, Mo wants to divorce but has no excuse. Jin then jumps into the river and Mo has deep regrets but it is too late. Later, Mo’s senior Ambassador Lin appreciates his talents and wants to marry him his daughter. On the wedding night, the bride orders Mo to kneel in her room and beats him hard with a cane. Not until then does Mo know his bride is actually Jin, who has been saved by Lin. At the end, Lin knows Jin still loves Mo and helps the couple reunite.
Romance of the Forbidden City
Director
Hong Kong drama directed by Wong Tin-Lam.
The Story of Three Loves: Part 2
Director
Continuing the story of Part I, the plots follows the tragic fate of teahouse songstress Shen, who is forced to become the mistress of the evil warlord Liu. When the latter discovers that she has had a secret rendezvous with her lover Fan, he tortures her to insanity. A fine melodrama, indeed the best a studio can offer in its time, The Story of Three Loves is also the last film of screen diva Grace Chang who plays two roles, the tender and affectionate Shen, and the arrogant and spoiled He...
The Story of Three Loves: Part 1
Director
Based upon a hugely popular romance novel by Shanghai writer Zhang Henshui, the film tells the intriguing relationship between a rich Beijing college boy and three young women: a street artist, an upper class lady, and a teahouse songstress.
The Magic Lamp
Director
Adapted from one of China's most well-known fairy tales, the Goddess of Mount Hua falls in love with a young mortal scholar Liu Yanchang and gives birth to a baby son, Chenxiang. When Chenxiang grows up, he seeks to unravel the mystery surrounding his mother whom he has never met.
The Greatest Love Affair on Earth
Director
The third film of ‘The Greatest' film series plays down cultural differences for an amusing cross-dressing comedy that features another great collaboration between Leung Sing-por and Liu Enjia. This time, Leung puts on omega hair and woman's clothing, posing as a rich woman in order to help his two friends get love. Liu is equally amusing, sharing the dance floor with Leung in a hilarious dance scene. Loosely based on the British play Charley's Aunt, the film is a delightful comedy on grassroots, offering a refreshing alternative to MP & GI's usual line of comedies.
Father Takes a Bride
Director
A young lady has taken the place of caring for her two younger brothers since the death of their mother. She is content with putting her life on hold whilst she cares for them until one day...
Because of Her
Director
Li Meixin rejects Du Ziping's marriage proposal on the eve of Du's departure to further his studies in Japan. Li joins a travelling troupe under Jin Shiming and becomes a success overnight. While performing in Singapore, Li discovers she is pregnant. For the sake of Li and the unborn child, Jin marries Li. Due to financial losses, Jin's troupe is disbanded. Du returns from Japan and is invited to play the male lead opposite Li in a new troupe. Caught in a dilemma, Li dies in a fall while running away from Du.
Lily of the Valley
Director
It's Always Spring
Record company manager
Singaporean diva Li Ailian has arrived in Hong Kong to further her singing career. Xu Zhaofeng helps her land a job at Spring Wind Palace. Provoked by jealousy, Xu's long-time girlfriend Tao Haiyin, a local diva, insists on performing at the Palace, too. And when two divas strut their stuff, it's great tunes and hot action. Haiyin's brother Zhengsheng, the bandleader, has fallen out with his sister due to his infatuation with Li. Li misunderstands Zhengsheng's intentions initially but his devotion speaks volumes. Haiyin and Xu also reconcile.
The Greatest Wedding on Earth
Director
Leung Sing-por and Liu Enjia reunite with director Wong Tin-lam as they carry their inter-cultural feud to the dining table in this foodie comedy. This time, the two plump stars play owners of competing restaurants—Cantonese cuisine in one and Northern cuisine in the other, of course—whose rivalry heats up when their respective children decide to get married. While the script by Eileen Chang cleverly uses the two regions' foods to bring out clash of cultures, the film's title already says that it is ultimately a heartwarming film about two decent men who must put petty arguments aside for their children's happiness.
The Greatest Civil War on Earth
Director
A Cantonese tailor by the name of Cheung crosses swords with a tailor from Northern China, Li Si Bao over issues of a cultural, material, and social nature. The two have neighboring tailor shops, and sparks immediately begin to fly between the two gentlemen. But when Li's family moves into a neighboring apartment of Cheung's - that even shares the same kitchen, living room and bathroom - the battle really begins!
Death Traps
Director
Helen Li Mei plays the role of an alcoholic who, in a state of drunkenness, mistakenly hires a mafia boss to kill herself. Li has often been compared to singer/actress Bai Guang who is also renowned for her femme fatale image. Both actresses impress the audience with a combination of their stunning beauty and the subtle sexiness of their exceptional performance.
The Wild, Wild Rose
Director
Grace Chang delivers an eye-opening performance as a lusty nightclub singer climbing the social ladder in seedy Wanchai. Borrowing story and song elements from Georges Bizet’s CARMEN, this Wong Tin-Lam directed musical has flair and polish to rival Hollywood, and a superstar leading lady that would any film industry would have a tough time matching! A key film from the celebrated Cathay Film Studios.
Murder in the Bath
Screenplay
Murder mystery.
Murder in the Bath
Director
Murder mystery.
Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi
Director
Hong Kong horror.
Love is Everywhere
Director
The 72 Martyrs of Canton
Director
The film was filmed for Chiang Kai-shek's re-election of the president. The history teacher introduced the origin of the Youth Festival to the students: Fujian Lin Juemin left his wife and went to Spike to engage in revolutionary work; Guangxi Wei Yiting took the uprising with the master Li Deshan, Sichuan Yu Peirun and Pei’s brothers fought in the righteousness, and a total of 72 martyrs uprising under the leadership of Huang Keqiang , determined to overthrow the full Qing
Songs of the Peach Blossom River
Director
Li Ming is collecting folk songs on the banks of the Taohua River and is deeply attracted by the voice of Jin Li Rong, a village girl nicknamed "Wild Cat". After the outbreak of war, Rong fled to Hong Kong, and was brought on stage by Ming to sing, a surprise.