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The Kingdom and the Beauty
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Wikipedia article
'The Kingdom and the Beauty' is a 1959 Hong Kong musical-drama film directed by Li Han-hsiang. The film was set in Imperial China, directed by a Hong Kong based-Mainland Chinese director and produced by the famed Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film studio. Although there was minimal Singaporean input in the film-making, the film was selected as the Singaporean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 32nd Academy Awards, but was not nominated.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Cast
* Siu Loi Chow
* Lin Dai as Li Feng
* Li Jen Ho
* Bo Hong as Liu Jin
* Wei Hong as Li's sister-in-law
* King Hu as Ta Niu
* Jing Ting (singing voice)
* Wei Lieh Lan
* Lam Ma as Chou Yung
* Rhoqing Tang as Dowager Empress
* Margaret Tu Chuan as Village Girl
* Yuanlong Wang as Liang Chu
* Chih-Ching Yang as Li's brother
* Zhao Lei as Emperor Chu Te Cheng
See also
* List of submissions to the 32nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Singaporean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
* 'Chinese Odyssey 2002', a 2002 film which spoofs this film
References
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