''The Kingdom and the Beauty'' () is a 1959 Hong Kong musical-drama film directed by
Li Han-hsiang
Richard Li Han-hsiang (; 7 March 1926 in Huludao, Jinxi, Liaoning – 17 December 1996 in Beijing) was a Chinese film director. Li directed more than 70 films in his career beginning in the 1950s and lasting till the 1990s. His ''The Enchanting ...
.
The film was set in Imperial China, directed by a
Hong Kong based-
Mainland Chinese director and produced by the famed Hong Kong
Shaw Brothers
Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011.
In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...
film studio. Although there was minimal Singaporean input in the film-making, the film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
32nd Academy Awards
The 32nd Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 4, 1960 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, to honor the films of 1959.
William Wyler's Bible epic '' Ben-Hur'' won 11 Oscars, breaking the record of nine set the previous year by '' Gigi''. This t ...
, but was not nominated.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
* Siu Loi Chow
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Lin Dai as Li Feng
*
Li Jen Ho
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Bo Hong as Liu Jin
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Wei Hong as Li's sister-in-law
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King Hu as Ta Niu
*
Jing Ting (singing voice)
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Wei Lieh Lan
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Lam Ma as Chou Yung
*
Rhoqing Tang as Dowager Empress
*
Margaret Tu Chuan
Margaret Tu Chuan (; January 1, 1942 - November 30, 1969, aged 27) was a Hong Kong actress.
Career
She made her first film, '' The Magic Touch'', in 1958. The film was directed by Li Han Hsiang who discovered her at age seventeen.
She starred i ...
as Village Girl
*
Yuanlong Wang as Liang Chu
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Chih-Ching Yang as Li's brother
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Zhao Lei as
Emperor Chu Te Cheng
See also
*
*
List of Singaporean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
* ''
Chinese Odyssey 2002'', a 2002 film which spoofs this film
References
External links
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1959 films
1959 drama films
Hong Kong films
1950s Mandarin-language films
Films directed by Li Han-hsiang
Huangmei opera films
1950s musical drama films
Films set in 16th-century Ming dynasty
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