''3 Days of a Blind Girl'' (, alias: Retribution Sight Unseen) also known as ''Maang lui 72 siu si'' (1993) is a 1993 Hong Kong

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film directed by Chan Wing-Chiu and starring

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, Anthony Wong,

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, Anthony Chan,

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, Chan Yuet-Yue. This film is quite possibly the Hong Kong version of ''Wait Until Dark''.

Plot

A heart specialist's young wife is left temporarily blind after an operation and will recover in around three days. As her husband departs for a doctor's convention in Macau he leaves her in the care of their maid. A strange man ingratiates himself into the household in order to avenge the seduction and death of his wife.

Cast and roles

– Mrs. Jack Ng * Anthony Wong – Sam Chu * Anthony Chan – Dr. Jack Ng *

– Dr. Wong *

– Burglar * Jaime Luk Kin-ming – Cop * Chan Yuet-Yue – May * Chan Wing-Chiu – Pedestrian fighting over taxi with Mrs. Jack Ng

Box office

The film grossed HK$2,934,838 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 27 May to 2 June 1993 in

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Home media

This film was released on Blu-ray on 13 November 2020.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:3 Days of a Blind Girl Hong Kong psychological thriller films Films set in Hong Kong 1993 films 1990s Cantonese-language films Films about blind people Films about home invasion 1990s Hong Kong films 1990s psychological thriller films