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Tales of Larceny(1973)
Status: Released
Date: 1973-01-01
90%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 17m
Overview:
In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that she is the daughter of scholar Xu, he decided to enter their house in disguise with his page, and however, Yu Zhen's cousin comes back for the pre-arranged marriage at the same time. Li Han-hsiang both scripted and helmed “Tales of Larceny” about the scams cons worked and the games people played during the corrupt Chinese Warlord era, featuring a cast filled with the best of Shaw's exceptional character actors.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
Hong Kong
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Tales of Larceny
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cheng Kang
Scholar Hsu Shou-Ching
Liu Wu-Chi
Yu Zhen
石天
Yu Jieh
魏平澳
Retinue Officer Bo Sin
李菁
Widow Chang
王莱
Madam Wang
房勉
Servant Liu Te
夏萍
Lu Shu Zhen
歐陽莎菲
Blind beggar
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Overview
In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that she is the daughter of scholar Xu, he decided to enter their house in disguise with his page, and however, Yu Zhen's cousin comes back for the pre-arranged marriage at the same time. Li Han-hsiang both scripted and helmed “Tales of Larceny” about the scams cons worked and the games people played during the corrupt Chinese Warlord era, featuring a cast filled with the best of Shaw's exceptional character actors.
Release Date
1973-01-01
Average
9
Rating:
4.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
普通话
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