The Golden Lotus
Traditional Chinese金瓶雙艷
Simplified Chinese金瓶双艳
Hanyu PinyinJīnpíng Shuāngyàn
Directed byLi Han-hsiang
Written byLi Han-hsiang
Based onLanling Xiaoxiaosheng The Golden Lotus
Produced byRun Run Shaw
StarringPeter Yang
Hu Jin
Tien Lie
Chen Ping
CinematographyLin Chao
Edited byJiang Xinglong
Music byFrankie Chan
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 17 January 1974 (1974-01-17) (Hong Kong)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesMandarin
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

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

It was released in Hong Kong on 17 January 1974.

Critical response

Critics appraised the film is in accordance with the original novel and Hu Jin's acting is perfect.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 洞悉事间饮食男女 纵情声色偏爱《金瓶梅》. Sohu (in Chinese). 2014.
  2. ↑ 人生导师邵逸夫：从侠义情怀到港式情调. Yangtse (in Chinese). 2014.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. 1 2 "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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.