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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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An Appointment After Dark
19580 ZH
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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Wan Jialiang, a factory worker, and Lu Xiuzhen fall in love and live together. Hou Liang is supported by Dong Yaqin, his cousin, and their lives improve. Desperate to get rid of Jane, who is pregnant, Jialiang plans to make her fall into the sea and die.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Lucilla Yu Ming
Zhao Lei
Liu Liang-Hua
Yang Chi-Ching
Yiu Kwang-Chao
Hao Li-Jen
Lau Yan-Kit
Kao Hsiang
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ho Meng-Hua
- Writers
- Huang Feng
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Hong Kong
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The take
Ho Meng-Hua directs. Chiang Hsing-Lung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Lucilla Yu Ming and Zhao Lei and Liu Liang-Hua carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0050133 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Chiang Hsing-Lung
- Makeup / hair
- Fong Yuen
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
Also by
Ho Meng-Hua
Production companies
Who made it
Shaw Brothers
HK
Key crew
- ProducerRunde Shaw
- Assistant DirectorHuang Feng
- Script SupervisorLiu En-Ji
- CinematographyChow Sze-ching
- Art DirectionChan Ki-Yui
- Makeup EffectsFong Yuen
- EditorChiang Hsing-Lung
- PropsMak Suk-Ming
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1958-07-04
