Opera Omnibus
Eight segments of opera films: Sheng Xinma performs a monologue from A King's Revenge (1955), followed by an excerpt of The Patriot's Sword (1958). Cibo Liang is featured in An Immortal Refuses Love (1958), and Yutang Bai appears in The Wonder Boy (1961). Segment five shows Xingbo Liang, Jiasheng Lin, and Cibo Liang in The Impartial Bao Gong (1967), while segment six is a performance by Northern opera actress Suqiu Yu. The last two are versions of Red Maid, The Matchmaker, first a 1958 film with Yanfen Fang and An Banri, followed by one titled The Little Go-Between, featuring Baobao Feng and Cibo Liang. It was originally double billed with South China Stars Special.
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Ling Yun Director · Kwan Man Ching Director Zhigang Feng Director
First release January 1, 1987 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Production The Urban Council
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Hong Kong International Film Festival Society
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The Urban Council
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Hong Kong SAR China
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Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
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Hong Kong SAR China · January 1, 1987
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