A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Tony Liu, Ni Tien, Jason Piao Pai
Written by:
Yang Kao
Han Hsiang Li
Directed by:
Han Hsiang Li
Release Date:
February 25, 1981
Original Title:
The Tiger and the Widow
Alternate Titles:
The Tiger & the Widow
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Shaw Brothers
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 86
The movie is about an illegal salt smuggling ring run by Tanny and her male partner, who spend most of the movie arguing which one of them is going to sacrifice him/herself and surrender to the police.
The team at full steam in this Shaw Brothers 'scope costume drama centering on salt pirates violating the royal monopoly, with appropriate historical background about the court needing to pay off the reparations due at the end of the war with Japan and forming an enforcement police.The leads are well show cased, with a demure Tanny getting possibly her most elegant outing. One of the nearest to a sustained narrative among director Li Han-hsiang's films, the costumes and decor are the dominant element as usual, with wine jars, red candles, silk kimona and the salt treatment set built in the studio.
Cinematography:
Lam Wah-Chiu
Director:
Li Han-Hsiang
Editor:
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Producer:
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Writer:
Li Han-Hsiang
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