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刀馬旦 (1986)
Peking Opera Blues
Origin: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese 
Genres: Action  Comedy  Drama 
Theatrical Run (HK): 09/06/1986 - 09/24/1986
Box Office: HK $17,559,357
 
Director
  Tsui Hark
 
Screenwriter
  Raymond To Kwok-Wai
 
Martial Arts Director
  Tony Ching Siu-Tung
 
Producer
  Tsui Hark
 
 
Cast
  Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia ... Cho Wan
  Sally Yeh Chian-Wen ... Pat Nell (Bai Niu)
  Cherie Chung Cho-Hung ... Sheung Hung
  Mark Cheng Ho-Nam ... Ling Pak Hoi
  Wu Ma ... Boss Wong
  Cheung Kwok-Keung ... Tung Man
  Paul Chun Pui ... Fa Kam Siu
  Ku Feng ... Commander Liu
  Kenneth Tsang Kong ... General Cho
  Huang Ha ... General Tun
  Poon Hang-Sang ... Theatre doorman
  Leung Po-Chi ... Mr Kam
  David Wu Dai-Wai ... General Cho's interpreter
  James Lai Wing-Keung ... General Tun's adjuntant
  Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu ... General Tun's wife
  Wong Hoi-Yan ... General Tun's wife
  Si-Ma Yin (2) ... Ms Choi
  Lee Hoi-Sang ... Captain
  Tin Ching ... Comrade Sung
  Fung Ging-Man ... General Cho's officer
  William Leung Chi-Ming ... General Tun's soldier
  Tenky Tin Kai-Man ... Cart pusher
  Chang Kwok-Tse ... Commander Liu's man
  Fung Yuen-Chi ... Overseas Chinese arrested in the street
 
Production Company
  Cinema City Company Limited
 
Filming Company
  Film Workshop
 
Distributor
  Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)
 
2nd Unit Director
  Andrew Kam Yeung-Wa
 
Assistant Director
  Lui Fa   Lo Yuen-Ming
 
Script Supervisor
  Ken Chan Hei-Ban
 
Director of Photography
  Poon Hang-Sang
 
2nd Unit Cinematographer
  Horace Wong Wing-Hang
 
Focus Puller
  Ray Wong Chi-Wai
 
Lighting
  Lee Kin-Keung
 
Art Director
  Vincent Wai Kai-San   Ho Kim-Sing   Leung Chi-Hing
 
Costume Designer
  Bobo Ng Po-Ling
 
Costume
  Peggy Cheung Siu-Ping
 
Makeup
  Fung Cho-Tak
 
Hair Dressing
  Lee Kin-Tai
 
Editor
  David Wu Dai-Wai
 
Props
  Lee Kwan-Lung   Cheung Foo-Wing
 
Carpenter
  Tai Chun-Ching
 
Music
  James Wong Jim
 
Soundtrack
  David Wu Dai-Wai
 
Theme Song Composer
  James Wong Jim
 
Singer
  Sally Yeh Chian-Wen
 
Peking Opera Consultant
  Lau Shun
 
Production Manager
  Claudie Chung Chun
 
Associate Production Manager
  Patrick Yip Pak-Chuen   Gin Lau Sin-Hing
 
Unit Manager
  Ferrnand Aan Kwong-Hing
 
Still Photographer
  Sin Sau-Ting
 
Special Visual Effects
  Cinefex Workshop Co., Ltd.
 
Recording Studio
  Cinema City Recording Studio
 
Foley
  Ronny Ching Siu-Lung
 
Post-Production Management
  Tony Chow Kwok-Chung
 
Dialogue
  Sit Kwan (2)
 
Laboratory
  Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.
 
Subtitles
  International Subtitle Company
 
Filming Location
  Hong Kong
 
 
Summary
  After the Chinese Revolution of 1911, three women -- a general's daughter (Brigitte Lin), a petty thief (Cherie Chung), and an actress wannabe (Sally Yip) -- find themselves aswirl in intrigue that drags them back and forth between the (ex-) Royal Palace and the Peking Opera theatre run by Yip's father (Wu3 Ma3). The Citizen Kane of Hong Kong, blending action, farce, and political satire into a work of almost vertiginous excitement; the rooftop finale is one of the all-time great jaw-droppers. [Rim Films Catalog]