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The Story Of A Discharged Prisoner
The Story of a Discharged Prisoner (英雄本色; lit. "True Colors of a Hero"), also called ''Upright Repenter'', is a 1967 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Lung Kong. The film partially inspired the 1986 John Woo film ''A Better Tomorrow'', which has the same Chinese name. ''A Better Tomorrow'' combined plot elements of this film with the 1979 movie '' The Brothers'', which in turn was a remake of 1975 Indian movie ''Deewaar''. Film name The film's alternative names include: * Upright Repenter * Yingxiong Bense Plot Lee Cheuk-hong (Patrick Tse) was a safecracker who was caught and spent more than 10 years behind bars. When One-Eyed Dragon ( Sek Kin), leader of an organized crime, learns Lee Cheuk-Hong will be released, he send his men to ask Lee to join his gang. Cast * Patrick Tse - Lee Cheuk-hong * Sek Kin - Boss Lung, One-eyed Dragon * Mak Kei - Lung's thug * Patrick Lung Kong - Inspector Lui * Chan Tsai-Chung - Anna/Siu Yee-Tai * Wong Wai - Lee Chi-sum * Patsy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Tse
Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 9 August 1936) is a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema. Biography Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He is a versatile and popular actor, usually playing the leading male roles. Tse worked briefly as writer, director and producer in the 1970s: *If Tomorrow Comes (1973) as producer/director *Madness of Love (1972) as director *One Year's Fantasy (1974) as writer/director *Love in Cubicle (1974) as writer/director *Farewell Dearest (1974) as director *The Splendid Love in Winter (1974) as writer/director *Love in Hawaii (1976) as producer/director *Confused Love (1977) as director He stopped acting in the 1990s after immigrating to Canada, but returned to acting in 1999. In 2022, Tse won his first ever Best Actor award from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society for the movie ''Time''. Filmography Films This is a partial list of films. Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patsy Kar
Ho Pui Ying (; 1935 – 21 November 2022), known professionally as Patsy Kar (), was a Chinese actress from Hong Kong with credits in over 70 films. Kar has a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Early life Kar was born in Guangdong, China. Career Kar started her acting career with Lan Kwong Film Company. Kar debuted in A Broken-Hearted Nurse, a 1953 drama film directed by Chen Huan-Wen. In 1955, Kar appeared in The Strange Case of Three Wives, a crime film directed by Poon Bing-Kuen. Kar was most admired in How to Get a Wife, a 1961 comedy film about the urban middle-class with office romance that is directed by Chun Kim. Kar was in The Strange Girl, a 1967 film directed by Wong Yiu. Kar is credited with over 70 films. Kar is notable for her role as a wealthy lady and a social butterfly. In 1967, Kar retired from acting. After retirement, Kar appeared in Money and I, a 1971 comedy film directed by John Law. Personal life and death In 1963, Kar married a Thai-Chinese ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |