The Magnificent Concubine

The Magnificent Concubine
Traditional Chinese楊貴妃
Simplified Chinese杨贵妃
Hanyu PinyinYáng Guìfēi
JyutpingJoeng4 Gwai3fei1
Directed byLi Han Hsiang
Produced byDoven Chow
Runme Shaw
StarringHsin Yen Chao
CinematographyTadashi Nishimoto
Edited byHsing-lung Chiang
Production
company
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.[1] It was the first Chinese-language film to win the Grand Prix for Best Interior Photography and Color.[2]

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.


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