Hong Kong / Feb 11, 1955 / Based on Charlie Dickens' Great Expectations
An Orphan's Tragedy (1955)
Directed by Chu Kei
1h 53minruntime
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Plot
Rascal To Chai-yan brings a false charge of selling fake medicine against doctor Fan Tin-sang, who is sentented to a twenty-year imprisonment. Fan makes an escape after a decade, and secretly provides for the education of his son Fuk-kwan brought up by a poor blacksmith. Fuk-kwan grows up to be a doctor practising in the country. To again does harm to Fuk-kwan, only this time Fan intervenes. Both he and To die in the fight.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Wong Cho-San | Old Wong |
| Yip Ping | Mrs Fan |
| Chow Chi-Sing | Old Chow |
| Ko Lo-Chuen | Poon Hing-gwai |
| Wong Fei-Fei | Choi-hung (child) |
| Lee Pang-Fei | Chan Yuk-sing |
| Ling Mung | Old Yau |
| Gam Lau | Bui-yee's mother |
| Cheung Sang | village neighbour |
| Chan Lap-Ban | village neighbour |
| Chu Yau-Ko | dancer at nightclub |
| Yuen Lap-Cheung | pharmacy's customer |
| Lam Liu-Ngok | To's man |
| Fung Ging-Man | To's man |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 孤星血淚 |
| Original language | 广州话 / 廣州話 (CN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話 |
| Production countries | Hong Kong |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Union Film Enterprises Ltd. |
| Official site | mcms.lcsd.gov.hk |
| Release date | 11 febbraio 1955 |
| Production | Lau Fong |
| Writer | Cheng Kang, Charles Dickens, Lau Fong, Chu Kei |
| Editing | Kwong Kam-Wu, Leung Kung |
| Cinematography | Suen Lun |
| Assistant directors | Chu Kei |
| Camera operators | Suen Lun |
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| Additional photography | Suen Lun |
| Music | Lam Sing-yap |
| Sound | Lam Sing-yap |
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