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Cards on the Table (Vietnamese telefilm)
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Wikipedia article
'Cards on the Table' (, ) is a 1980s Vietnamese 35mm black and white film directed by L Hong Hoa in his art name Khi Nguyn.
Plot
A story based on the life of sleeper agent Albert Phm Ngc Tho with character Robert Nguyn Thnh Lun (Nguyn Chnh Tn) during 195663.
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#'1984 :' The Flood and the Tango No. 3 (Cn hng thy v bn tango s 3)
#'1985 :' The Blue Sky in the Split of Leaf (Tri xanh qua k l)
#'1986 :' The Last Warning (Li cnh co cui cng)
#'1987 :' The High Pressure and the Freshet (Cao p v nc l)
#'1987 :' The Wreath at the Grave (Vng hoa trc m)
Production
Art
* Make-up : Tng Vi* Fire designer : L Chnh
* Art designer : Ng Hu Phc
* Camera : Trn Ngc Hunh
Music
* 'Con thuyn khng bn' (Boat without a harbour) by ng Th Phong* 'Ma rng' (Rain in the woods) by Hunh Anh
* 'Bit ni g y' (I don't know what to say) by Hunh Anh
* 'Ai ln x hoa o' by Hong Nguyn
Cast
* Nguyn Chnh Tn ... 'Robert Nguyn Thnh Lun'
* Thy An ... 'Thy Dung' (episode 1-2-3)
* Thanh Lan ... 'Thy Dung' (episode 4-5-6-7-8)
* Lm Bnh Chi ... 'Advisor Ng nh Nhu'
* Ng Th Dng ... 'President Ng nh Dim'
* Thu Hng ... 'First lady Trn L Xun'
* Vn Nghim ... 'Archbishop Pierre Martin Ng nh Thc'
* Huyn Anh ... 'Doctor Trn Kim Tuyn'
* Robert Hi ... 'G. Frederick Reinhardt'
* Lan Chi ... 'Reporter Hlen Fanfani'
* Bi Thng Tn ... 'Major L Nh Vng'
* Cai Vn M ... 'L Kai'
* Phan Hin Khnh ... 'By Cu Mui'
* ng Tr Hong Sn ... 'Li Vn Sang'
* Vit Thanh ... 'Li Hu Ti'
* Vng Hng ng ... 'Pope Phm Cng Tc'
* Trn Quang ... 'Y Mur Eban'
* Trn Quang i ... 'Quyn' or 'L Ngn'
* L Cung Bc ... 'Oldman'
* Kiu Hnh ... 'Oldwoman'
* L Chnh
* L Hng ... 'Thng'
* Minh Hong
* T L
* Nguyn Cung
* Nguyn Ngn ... 'Trn Vn n'
* Khng M ... 'ng Ngha'
* Dim My
* Hng Lc
* Jan ... 'Kin/White-haired man'
* Hng An ... 'Su Thng'
* L Minh Tun ... 'Cop Mi Ngc'
* Lm Th Thnh ... 'Sa'
* Nguyn Vn Ly ... 'Mch in'
* Ch Tm ... 'James Casey'
* M Trinh ... 'Tiu Phng'
* Mc Can ... 'Magician'
* Minh H ... 'Lily'
Release
Nguyn Chnh Tn is a popular actor and singer in Saigon since prior to 1975. Born in Bc Liu, he was the youngest of five children. He is the uncle of Vietnamese-American actors, Dustin Nguyen and Johnny Tri Nguyen, and famous comedian Vn Sn, who is also the owner of Van Son Entertainment. During the early 1970s, Nguyn Chnh Tn's good looks earned him a status of being somewhat of a cinema heartthrob. He portrayed the lead character, Robert Nguyn Thnh Lun, in 'Cards on the Table' which has been considered by many as his signature film role. Actress Thy An starred as his leading lady for the first three out of the series of 8 episodes altogether. Although Thy An's portrayal of the female lead character in 'Cards on the Table' had been well received, in 1984 her pregnancy would cause her to be replaced by Thanh Lan for parts 4, 5 and 6, as shooting had been scheduled for all three parts in that year. The chemistry between Nguyn Chnh Tn and Thanh Lan on screen gained even wider reception from movie audiences, which prompted the film's producers' decision to also cast Thanh Lan in the remaining last two sequels of the series.
See also
* The Advisor
* Seventeen Moments of Spring
References
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