The Golden Lotus (film)
| The Golden Lotus | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 金瓶雙艷 |
| Simplified Chinese | 金瓶双艳 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jīnpíng Shuāngyàn |
| Directed by | Li Han-hsiang |
| Written by | Li Han-hsiang |
| Based on | Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng The Golden Lotus |
| Produced by | Run Run Shaw |
| Starring | Peter Yang Hu Jin Tien Lie Chen Ping |
| Cinematography | Lin Chao |
| Edited by | Jiang Xinglong |
| Music by | Frankie Chan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
The Golden Lotus is a 1974 Hong Kong sex film directed and written by Li Han-hsiang,[1] and produced by Run Run Shaw.[2] The film stars Peter Yang, Hu Jin, Tien Lie, and Chen Ping. Hong Kong Kung fu star Jackie Chan made his film debut in this film and had a minor role as Brother Yun.[3][4] It is based on the c. 1610 novel of the same name by Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng. The film premiered in Hong Kong on 17 January 1974.
Cast
[edit]- Peter Yang as Ximen Qing.
- Hu Jin as Pan Jinlian.
- Tien Lie as Li Ping'er (Chinese: 李瓶兒).
- Chen Ping as Pang Chunmei
- Other
- Wang Lai as Matchmaker Wang (Chinese: 王婆).
- Jiang Nan as Wu Dalang.
- Tian Qing as Hua Zixu (Chinese: 花子虛).
- Dean Shek as Jiang Zhushan (Chinese: 蔣竹山).
- Jackie Chan as Brother Yun (Chinese: 鄆哥).
- Liu Wuqi as Wu Yin'er (Chinese: 吳銀兒).
- Xu Yu as Wu Yueniang (Chinese: 吳月娘).
- Gu Qiuqin as Li Jiao'er (Chinese: 李嬌兒).
- Jiang Ling as Meng Yulou (Chinese: 孟玉樓).
- Apple Xia as Sun Xue'e (Chinese: 孫雪娥).
- Wong Yue as the servant (Chinese: 琴童).
- Liu Huiling as Ying Chun (Chinese: 迎春).
Release
[edit]It was released in Hong Kong on 17 January 1974.
Critical response
[edit]Critics praised the film, particularly its faithfulness to the original novel and Hu Jin's acting.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 洞悉事间饮食男女 纵情声色偏爱《金瓶梅》. Sohu (in Chinese). 2014.
- ^ 人生导师邵逸夫：从侠义情怀到港式情调. Yangtse (in Chinese). 2014.
- ^ 成龙：感谢六叔曾经的鼓励 已慰问他家人. Yangtse (in Chinese). 2014.
成龙出道非跑龙套的第一部电影《金瓶双艳》由邵氏出品
- ^ a b "魏君子DVD荐碟：《金瓶双艳》". Tencent (in Chinese). 1 August 2004. Archived from the original on 5 August 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
External links
[edit]- The Golden Lotus at Douban (in Chinese)
- The Golden Lotus at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- The Golden Lotus at IMDb
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