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The Great Devotion (1960)

The Great Devotion poster
Original title
可憐天下父母心
Directed by
Chor Yuen
Genre
drama film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Hong Kong family drama from 1960. It follows parents struggling to care for their children amid hardship. The film focuses on sacrifice and loyalty within a family.

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What happens

《可怜天下父母心》(英語:The Great Devotion)是1960年上映的一部香港家庭倫理電影,為導演楚原的成名作,楚原兼任編劇,更有參演。電影由白燕及張活游(楚原父親)主演,白燕兼任監製。 2005年,本片獲香港電影金像獎協會票選為「最佳華語片一百部」之一。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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