The Tiger and the Widow

Original title: Xu lao hu yu bai gua fu

1981
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

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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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

Featured review

3/10

A Shaw Brothers yawner

It's all about expectations. I sat down to watch "The Tiger and the Widow" expecting an action film, with Kara Hui (from countless kung-fu flicks, both old-school and new) and Tanny (from "Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold") getting a large share of the action. Wrong on all counts: the film is a talky drama, there is only ONE fight scene, and neither lady is involved in it. The problems begin with the premise: the movie is about an illegal salt smuggling ring run by Tanny and her male partner, who spend most of the movie arguing which one of them is going to sacrifice him/herself and surrender to the police. Did you get that? Salt smuggling. That ranks right up there with tax evasion as far as exciting "screen crimes" are concerned. The movie is pretty to look at and well-acted, but it is also incredibly boring. Kara Hui fans, in particular, should just ignore it completely. (*)

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