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1962 film

The Magnificent Concubine
Traditional Chinese楊貴妃
Simplified Chinese杨贵妃
Hanyu PinyinYáng Guìfēi
JyutpingJoeng Gwaifei
Directed byLi Han Hsiang
Produced byDoven Chow
Runme Shaw
StarringHsin Yen Chao
CinematographyTadashi Nishimoto
Edited byHsing-lung Chiang
Production
company
Shaw Brothers
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

The Magnificent Concubine (pinyin: Yáng Guìfēi, lit. "Yang Guifei") is a 1962 Hong Kong drama film. This movie was filmed in color. It was directed by Li Han Hsiang and is a remake of the 1955 Kenji Mizoguchi film Yōkihi. The Magnificent Concubine was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. It was the first Chinese-language film to win the Grand Prix for Best Interior Photography and Color.

Cast

  • Hsin Yen Chao
  • Wen Shin Chen
  • Bin He
  • Wen Chung Ku
  • Hsiang Chun Li
  • Li Li-hua
  • Ching Lin
  • Ying Li
  • Ti Tang
  • Chih-Ching Yang
  • Chun Yen
  • Zhao Lei
  • Mu Zhu as Rebellious captain

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: The Magnificent Concubine". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. "Cannes' Affection for Films from China". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2 October 2017.

External links

Films directed by Li Han-hsiang


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