The Story of Heroine Fan Lei-fa

The Story of Heroine Fan Lei-fa (1968)


  • Genre: Music, History, Drama
  • Release Date: 1968-03-13
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Language: 广州话 / 廣州話
  • Production Company: Gin Lei Film Company
  • Production Country: Hong Kong
  • Director: Fung Chi-Kong

Summary

Centring on the legend of the four ancient Chinese heroines, the film was a novelty for audiences at the time, as the singing performance was in Cantonese and used huangmei operatic rhythms—a popular trend in the 1960s, yet it retained traditional flavours by using operatic luogu percussion in the battle scenes. ‘Movie-fan princess' Connie Chan Po-chu not only sings Cantonese song and huangmei tone solos in the film, she also wows the audience by taking up the doumadanrole for the first time as the Tang dynasty female general Fan Lei-fa, showing off her superb operatic martial skills, together with Shum Chi-wah, inherited from Peking opera master Fen Ju Hua. Yu Kai's weaponry prowess and renowned female comedian Tam Lan-hing cross-dressing as a male general are also brilliant in this gem.

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  • Connie Chan Po-Chu

    as Fan Lei-fa
  • Tam Lan-Hing

    as Cheng Yaojin
  • Yu Kai

    as
  • Sum Chi-Wah

    as
  • Yu Wai-Fun

    as
  • Lai Man

    as
  • Wan Ling-Kwong

    as
  • Pak Lung-Chu

    as
  • Lee Fung

    as
Crew Ngai Hoi-Fung Cinematography
Editing Yu Shun Editor
Sound Poon Cheuk Music Arranger
Costume & Make-Up Tsui Kam-Lun Hair Designer
Art Chan King-Sam Set Designer
Directing Fung Chi-Kong Director
Costume & Make-Up Tse Tsak-Yuen Makeup Artist
Directing Wong King-Wan Assistant Director
Sound Poon Cheuk Music
Writing Fung Chi-Kong Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Lai Chu Costume Designer
Production Lee Long-Koon Producer

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