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1968 Hong Kong film
| Sampan | |
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| Directed by | Terry Bourke |
| Written by | Terry Bourke |
| Produced by | Gordon Mailloux |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50,000 or Australian $54,000 |
| Box office | $150,000 |
Sampan, also known as San-Ban, is a 1968 Hong Kong film which was the first feature directed, written and co-produced by Terry Bourke. The film was successful at the box office.
Bourke caled it eighty percent an artistic success.
Plot
In Hong Kong, the owner of a sampan has two sons, one good and one bad. One son falls in love with his stepmother.
Production
The script was written by Bourke, who was working as a journalist in Hong Kong, He met Gordon Mailloux who agreed to produce.
Release
According to Mailoux, the film was the most successful movie made in Hong Kong that year. Bourke claimed the movie contained the first naked scene in Chinese cinema. It was banned in Taiwan.
References
- "Guan is now Hollywood West". Guam Daily News. 11 September 1968. p. 1.
- ^ Interview with Gordon Mailloux, Uno Online, 1 June 2010 accessed 23 October 2012
- ^ John Larkin, "Blood and Guts to Ride the (Flinders) Ranges", The Age, 30 July 1971 accessed 23 October 2012
External links
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