SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Tragedy of Vendetta

Synopsis

Feature film based on Romeo and Juliet. A Tibetan girl, Cai Tingting, falls in love with Liang Zuyi, a member of the Cais clan with whom her family has a long standing feud. Liang is banished for killing her brother in an accident, while Cai commits suicide when she is forced into an arranged marriage. Not knowing that the suicide is a ploy staged by the bride, Liang rushes back and kills himself by her side. On regaining consciousness Cai kills herself.

Language

Chinese - Mandarin (PRC)

Country

Hong Kong

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Recording date

1950

Credits

Director

Doe Ching

Screenplay

Wong Chik Boh

Cast

Kenneth Tsang Kong	Liang Zuyi (Romeo)
Lucilla Yu Ming	Cai Tingting (Juliet)
Wang Lai
Yueng Chi Hing

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Dialogue in Mandarin. Running time unknown.

General

The suicide of the heroine to avoid an arranged marriage is also seen in another version of the Romeo and Juliet story in SHENG SI TONG XIn (Life and Death Together) (1956).

History

The film was made in 1950 but never released.

Production Company

Name

Shaw and Sons

Archive

Name

Hong Kong Film Archive

Web

http://www.filmarchive.gov.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

852-2739 2139

Fax

852-2 311 5229

Address

50 Lei King Road
Sai Wan Ho
Hong Kong
China