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In the Face of Demolition (1953)

In the Face of Demolition poster
Original title
危樓春曉
Directed by
Lee Tit
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Struggling tenants live in a crumbling building in 1950s Hong Kong. They face threats from a greedy landlord and try to survive together.

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What happens

In the Face of Demolition (危樓春曉) is a 1953 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lee Tit and starring Bruce Lee, Cheung Ying, Ng Cho-fan and Tsi Law-lin. The film was ranked number 18 of the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures presented at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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