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The Great Devotion(1960)
Status: Released
Date: 1960-04-08
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Time: 1h 34m
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Poor teacher Chan Chi-hong, his wife Lee Yuk-mei and their five children survive on his meagre pay. When he is laid off by two schools in a row, the family runs into difficulties. The children resort to begging on the streets to pay the mother's medical bills. Turning to writing, Chan's novel fails to find a publisher and, worse still, he comes down with tuberculosis. Dealt a further blow by the death of the youngest daughter and the pressures from the loan sharks, Chan contemplates killing himself and his family but changes his mind when he witnesses the sacrifices made by other parents for their children. He vows to be a dutiful father and tries his best to overcome their adversities. His novel is finally published and sells well. Through thick and thin, the family at last sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
Languages: Cantonese.
Countries:
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies:
Shan Luen Film Company
Movie: The Great Devotion
Top 10 Billed Cast
Pak Yin
Lee Yuk-mei
Cheung Wood-Yau
Chan Chi-hong
黎小田
Chan Siu-Hong
馮寶寶
Chan Siu-Lok
Leung Chun-Mat
Chan Siu-Kin
Wong Oi-Ming
Chan Siu-Mei
白茵
Hok-Ping
楚原
Kwok-Hung
羅蘭
Mahjong pal
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Poor teacher Chan Chi-hong, his wife Lee Yuk-mei and their five children survive on his meagre pay. When he is laid off by two schools in a row, the family runs into difficulties. The children resort to begging on the streets to pay the mother's medical bills. Turning to writing, Chan's novel fails to find a publisher and, worse still, he comes down with tuberculosis. Dealt a further blow by the death of the youngest daughter and the pressures from the loan sharks, Chan contemplates killing himself and his family but changes his mind when he witnesses the sacrifices made by other parents for their children. He vows to be a dutiful father and tries his best to overcome their adversities. His novel is finally published and sells well. Through thick and thin, the family at last sees the light at the end of the tunnel.
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