''A Tale of Three Cities'' () is a 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong war romance film directed by
Mabel Cheung
Mabel Cheung (, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema and is considered one of the three women (along with Ann Hui and Clara Law) to achieve acclaim in the New Wave/Se ...
. The film is about the real love story of two people (
Charles and Lee-Lee Chan, parents of
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
) who met in
Wuhu
Wuhu () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province, China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Hefei city to the northwest, Ma'anshan ...
during the
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...
in the 1930s, separated in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
during the
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...
in the 1940s, and finally reunited in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
in the 1950s while their children from previous marriages were left behind in
mainland China
"Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
(whom they would not see again until 38 years later). Jackie Chan reportedly "cried and cried, until the end of the film" when he watched the film by himself.
Cast
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Sean Lau
Sean Lau Ching-wan (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He won Best Actor in the 2007 and 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards and in the 2000 and 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards.
Career
Lau was born ...
as
Fang Daolong
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Tang Wei
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as
Chen Yuerong
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Qin Hailu
Qin Hailu (, born 11 August 1978) is a Chinese actress, screenwriter and singer. She has won Best Actress at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award and Golden Bauhinia Awards.
Early life and education
Bo ...
as Sister Qiu
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Jing Boran
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as Shou Maihua
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Huang Jue
Huang Jue (, born 7 August 1974) is a Chinese actor. He gained fame for his roles in ''Baobei in Love'' (2004), ''Falling Flowers'' (2012), and ''Fallen City'' (2013). In 2018, Jue has also starred in the films '' Long Day's Journey into Night' ...
as Master Zhou
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Elaine Jin
Elaine Yan-ling (; born 15 December 1954), also known as Elaine Kam, is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress.
She began her career in Taiwan in 1973 before moving to Hong Kong in 1981.
She has been nominated seven times in the Hong Kong Film Award ...
as Yuerong's mother
* Li Jianyi as grandfather
* Jiao Gang
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Philip Chan Philip Chan may refer to:
* Philip Chan (actor)
Philip Chan Yan-kin (born 25 January 1945) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, screenwriter and music composer of Taishan area origin.
Career
He worked as a Royal Hong Kong Police F ...
See also
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Traces of a Dragon
''Traces of a Dragon'' (; aka ''Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan and his Lost Family'') is a 2003 documentary film directed by Mabel Cheung. The film analyzes the life and background of Jackie Chan.
Overview
The world knows him as Jackie Chan. ...
'', 2003 documentary film on Jackie Chan's parents, also directed by Cheung
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2015 films
Hong Kong war drama films
Hong Kong romantic drama films
Hong Kong epic films
2010s war films
2010s romance films
Chinese war drama films
Chinese romantic drama films
Films based on actual events
Films set in the 1940s
Films set in the 1930s
Films set in the 1950s
Heyi Pictures films
Films set in Hong Kong
Films set in Shanghai
Films set in Anhui
Films directed by Mabel Cheung
2010s Hong Kong films
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