Peking Opera Blues
(1986)
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Peking Opera Blues
(1986)
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Brigitte Lin | ... | ||
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Sally Yeh | ... |
Pat Neil
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Cherie Chung | ... | |
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Mark Cheng | ... |
Ling Pak-Hoi
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Kwok Keung Cheung | ... |
Tung Man
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Kenneth Tsang | ... |
General Tsao
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Feng Ku | ... |
Commander Liu
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Ma Wu | ... | |
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Paul Chun | ... | |
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Po-Chih Leong | ... |
Mr. Kam
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Kwok Chi Tsang | ... |
Comander liu's man
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Hoi Sang Lee | ... |
Soldier with Moustache
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Ha Huang | ... |
General Tun
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Yin Szema | ... |
Ms. Choi
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Ching Tien | ... |
Sung
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The movie is set in chaotic 1920's China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen's underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. The movie tells the story of three young women and two young men who are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when one warlord takes Peking. A deserting soldier joins her, but the jewels end up at the Peking Opera. Here we meet the daughter of the head of the troupe, who dreams of being an actress. But even female roles are played by men in the opera. Soon, the daughter of the currently ruling warlord and a male agent of the democratic underground are involved. Written by Reid Gagle
Really enjoyable film in so many ways ... funny, clever, exciting, thrill ride from start to finish. What the plot is or means we may never exactly know [what is that coveted document everyone is willing to die for, anyway? and how is the second general connected to the first?], but we get the basic story idea. Subtitles are such poor translations to make them added humor. I know this doesn't sound like a winner, but trust me - a bonafied "don't miss" feature.