The Tiger and the Widow

Original title: Xu lao hu yu bai gua fu

19811981
1h 26m

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6.1/10

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Action Drama

During the reign of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, Xu Hu and the White Widow, the head of the salt smuggling group, were both in danger of being arrested because the honest official Li Zhenbia... Read allDuring the reign of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, Xu Hu and the White Widow, the head of the salt smuggling group, were both in danger of being arrested because the honest official Li Zhenbiao refused to accept bribes, and the governor of Liangjiang ordered strict suppression of s... Read allDuring the reign of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, Xu Hu and the White Widow, the head of the salt smuggling group, were both in danger of being arrested because the honest official Li Zhenbiao refused to accept bribes, and the governor of Liangjiang ordered strict suppression of salt smuggling. In order to avoid being caught by her colleagues, the white widow went to t... Read all

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6.1/10

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Director
- Han Hsiang Li
Writers
- Yang Kao(story & screenplay)
- Han Hsiang Li(revised screenplay)
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- Han Hsiang Li
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- Yang Kao(story & screenplay)
- Han Hsiang Li(revised screenplay)
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Elegant Shaw Brothers Costume piece.

The team at full steam in this Shaw Brothers 'scope costume drama centering on salt pirates violating the royal monopoly, with appropriate historical background about the court needing to pay off the reparations due at the end of the war with Japan and forming an enforcement police.

The leads are well show cased, with a demure Tanny getting possibly her most elegant outing. One of the nearest to a sustained narrative among director Li Han-hsiang's films, the costumes and decor are the dominant element as usual, with wine jars, red candles, silk kimona and the salt treatment set built in the studio.

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