The Window
6.7
Lung Kong’s first color feature expands on thematic concerns supplanted in The Story of a Discharged Prisoner made one year before, situating issues of social reform within an impassioned romantic melodrama. The relationship between a career criminal and a blind girl (a stunning performance by Josephine Siao) form a portrait of marginalized life in a rapidly-modernizing Hong Kong. The profound chemistry between Patrick Tse and Josephine Siao onscreen served as the primary inspiration for the famed hit man-blind girl pairing in John Woo’s award-winning film The Killer (1989).
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Cast
6 people
Patrick Tse Yin
Yeh Hsia
Known for
Shaolin Soccer
Rouge
Josephine Siao
Liu Lu Ming
Known for
The Legend
Patrick Lung Kong
Inspector Lu
Known for
Black Mask
Once Upon a Time in China and America
Cheng Yee
Ta Niu
No other roles listed
Mang Lee
Sophia
Also in
The Devil's Skin
Iron Punch Contest
Lin Jing
Sister Li
Known for
The Prodigal Son
Patrick Lung Kong Director · Luk Hua Chun Screenplay Suen A-Foo Story
First release October 4, 1968 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 窗
Production
Tse Brother's Motion Picture Production Co.
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
窗
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · October 4, 1968
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No release date listed for United States.
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