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The Frightened Bird

Original title: Jing gong niao
  • 1964
  • 1h 32m
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Heung-Kam Lee, Peng-Fei Li, Ying Cheung, Gwa-Pau Sai, Patricia Lam Fung, and Chung-Ping Chiang in The Frightened Bird (1964)
Drama

Chan Ping is about to be sent overseas to study by her father and to keep her away from Keung the office manager of dubious repute. Keung (Keung Chung Ping), meanwhile, is also having an aff... Read allChan Ping is about to be sent overseas to study by her father and to keep her away from Keung the office manager of dubious repute. Keung (Keung Chung Ping), meanwhile, is also having an affair with the pregnant Chi Ying Hung (Lee Heung Kam), an opera singer. After Chan Ping's fa... Read allChan Ping is about to be sent overseas to study by her father and to keep her away from Keung the office manager of dubious repute. Keung (Keung Chung Ping), meanwhile, is also having an affair with the pregnant Chi Ying Hung (Lee Heung Kam), an opera singer. After Chan Ping's father (Lee Pang Fei) dies in an auto accident, Chan Ping (Lam Fung), now married to Keung, ... Read all

  • Directors
    • Chi-Kong Fung
    • Yat-Wai Fung
  • Writers
    • Chi-Kong Fung
    • Yat-Wai Fung
  • Stars
    • Ying Cheung
    • Patricia Lam Fung
    • Chung-Ping Chiang
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    • Directors
      • Chi-Kong Fung
      • Yat-Wai Fung
    • Writers
      • Chi-Kong Fung
      • Yat-Wai Fung
    • Stars
      • Ying Cheung
      • Patricia Lam Fung
      • Chung-Ping Chiang
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ying Cheung
    Ying Cheung
    • Wu Ming
    Patricia Lam Fung
    • Cheung Chin-Ping
    Chung-Ping Chiang
    Chung-Ping Chiang
    • Chan Tai Keung
    • (as Keung Chung-Ping)
    Heung-Kam Lee
    Heung-Kam Lee
    • Chi Ying Hung
    Gwa-Pau Sai
    Gwa-Pau Sai
    • Boss Wu
    Peng-Fei Li
    Peng-Fei Li
    • Cheung Tai-Hoi
    • (as Lee Pang-Fei)
    Yao-Ko Chu
    Yao-Ko Chu
    • Friend A
    • (as Chu Yau-Ko)
    Yan Kwan
    • Friend B
    Keng-Ching Lee
    • Friend C
    Su Lin
    Su Lin
    • Factory Director
    • (as Siu Lam)
    Hung Tsai
    • Detective
    • (as Chai Hong)
    Yui-Ping Lu
    • Servant
    • (as Lu Yue-Ping)
    Huan Hsu
    • A Sam
    • (as Foon Chui)
    Yuk Wong
    • Waiter
    • (as Wong Yuk)
    Lap-Cheung Yuen
    Hon Wong
    Hon Wong
    • Directors
      • Chi-Kong Fung
      • Yat-Wai Fung
    • Writers
      • Chi-Kong Fung
      • Yat-Wai Fung
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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1964 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Official site
      • Hong Kong Movie Database
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • A Narrow Escape
    • Production companies
      • Synthetic Arts Cinema Co.
      • Clearwater Bay Film Studio
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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