Dawn Must Come

1950 1h 49m CN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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The film depicts the lives of Guangdong peasants who have gone through the suffering of the Sino-Japanese War only to experience home-grown oppression by a rapacious landlord in their village.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cheung Ying
Young Master Kwai
Lee Yuet-Ching
Mad Woman
Ho Siu-Hung
Commissioner Chiu
Shih Kien
Cheung Kau
Fung Ying-Seung
Xin Wang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Weiyi Wang
Writers: Tsanyun Chen
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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1 / 5

ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Cheung Ying and Lee Yuet-Ching and Ho Siu-Hung carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0460615 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Weiyi Wang directs. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

176 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Cheung Ying and Lee Yuet-Ching and Ho Siu-Hung carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0460615 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.