All's Well End's Well, Too

1993 1h 25m CN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 25

Comedy

Synopsis

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Chow Tung is a licentious man who was arranged to get married along with his ugly sister Gut to partners not of their choice. Chow, being a filial son, agrees to go along with his mother's plans. The plot thickens when Chow meets the beautiful Snow White and decides to marry her of which Matriarch Chow agrees whole-heartedly.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leslie Cheung
David Copper Feel
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
Snow White
Sam Hui
Chow Tung
Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan
Jinx
Ricky Hui Koon-Ying
Mama Chow
Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
Chow Gut
Money Lo Man-Yee
Snow White's maid
Richard Ng Man-Tat
Snow White's father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Writers: Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, Clifton Ko Chi-Sum, Joe Ma Wai-Ho
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "All's Well, End's Well Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum, shot by Sander Lee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Lui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kam Ma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Leslie Cheung and Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam and Sam Hui carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0107159 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Clifton Ko Chi-Sum directs. Sander Lee behind the camera. Mark Lui scores. Kam Ma cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "All's Well, End's Well Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Clifton Ko Chi-Sum, shot by Sander Lee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mark Lui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kam Ma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Leslie Cheung and Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam and Sam Hui carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0107159 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.