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That Lady from Peking (1969)

That Lady from Peking poster
Directed by
Eddie Davis
Genre
crime, drama
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets mixed up with a mysterious woman from China and a criminal gang. It takes place in Australia and follows his attempts to untangle the situation.

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What happens

That Lady from Peking is an Australian crime film written, produced and directed by Eddie Davis and starring Carl Betz, Nancy Kwan and Bobby Rydell. Although filmed in 1969, it was not screened commercially until 1975. It was the last of three films Eddie Davis made in Australia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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