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Release Date:
November 10, 1947
Original Title:
四美圖
Alternate Titles:
Portrait of Four Beauties
Genres:
Drama | Music | Romance
Production Companies:
Great China Film Company (Dazhonghua)
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 99
Four sisters, each with their different characters, embark on their separate roads to romance. Elder sister has vast experience of romance; second sister is predisposed to vampiness and wantonness; third sister is righteous and of noble character; fourth sister is just reaching puberty and experiencing the pangs of first love. Being sentimental, flirtatious and amorous, the four sisters form a backdrop conducive to songs and tripping the light fantastic.
Art Direction:
Yi Guang-Fu
Costume Designer:
So Che-Ming
Director:
Xinling Hu
Director of Photography:
Cao Jinyun
Editor:
Shen Yuqi
Chan Yuk-chuen
Producer:
Che Bing-Kwan
Production Assistant:
Pengfei Wei
Props:
Lam Wah-Sam
Screenplay:
Xinling Hu
Script Supervisor:
Lo Chen
Sound Recordist:
Lee Lun-Wah
To Hung-Chun
Wang Zhen
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