Tragedy of the Poet King (1968)

Original title

李後主

Directed by

Lee Sun-Fung

Genre

music

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

2h 13m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This 1968 Hong Kong film tells the story of a poet king, blending song with historical drama. It was a lavish production featuring famous Cantonese opera stars.

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What happens

《李後主》（英語：Tragedy of the Poet King）是一套香港七彩闊銀幕宮闕鉅片，形式為粵語歌唱電影，並非以粵劇形式製作的戲曲片，於1968年1月30日公映（農曆正月初一），由粵劇名伶任劍輝及白雪仙主演。此電影由1964年開始籌備，1967年完成，投資額150萬元，動用逾千演員。創下粵語片最大製作，最長映期和最高收入的紀錄。 本片是「仙鳳鳴影片公司」的唯一出品，也是當時粵語歌唱電影有史以來最大型製作的歷史故事。該片於1990年重映，紀念任劍輝逝世，並為「任白慈善基金有限公司」籌集資金。本片沒有發行任何形式的影像產品。藉55周年，本片4K修復版於2023年7月28及29日假香港文化中心大劇院重映，白雪仙及徒弟陳寶珠、梅雪詩等均有出席重映首日活動。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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