The Wild, Wild Rose (1960)

7.8/10 134 min Music

Overview

Grace Chang delivers an eye-opening performance as a lusty nightclub singer climbing the social ladder in seedy Wanchai. Borrowing story and song elements from Georges Bizet’s CARMEN, this Wong Tin-Lam directed musical has flair and polish to rival Hollywood, and a superstar leading lady that would any film industry would have a tough time matching! A key film from the celebrated Cathay Film Studios.

Cast

Grace Chang

Deng Zijia

Chang Yang

Liang Hanhua

Wang Lai

Shao Xueli (Shirley)

Tin Ching

Xiao Liu

Su Feng

Wu Suxin

Shen Yun

Li Meimei

Liu En-Jia

Fatty Lin

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Hanhua’s mom

Tang Ti

One Eyed Dragon/Cyclops

Ma Lik

Musician

Lui Tat

Old Wang

Ma Hsiao-Nung

Old Wang's wife

Hsieh Chih

Liang's friend

Chu Gam

Policeman

Tsang Choh-Lam

Hotel clerk

King Pai-Chien

Waiter

Cheung Sek-Aau

Thug

Yi Fung

Nightclub patron

Gam Tin-Chue

Nightclub patron

Chai Lam

Nightclub patron

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