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The Female Prince

1964 1 hour 42 minutes
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The husband-and-wife team of Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han returned to another Huangmei Opera classic after Lady General Hua Mu-Lan. Helmed by Chow Sze-loke and written by Chang Cheh, the story revolved around two intellectual siblings, Ching Feng-sheng (Chin Feng) and Ching Feng-hsiao (Ivy Ling Po), who were constantly abused by their stepmother Hsia (Kao Pao-shu). Feng-hsiao was engaged to Li Ru-lung (Chin Han) since birth, but the greedy Hsia forced him to forfeit the marriage. When Ru-lung refused, Hsia framed him for thievery and put him behind bars. To rescue her lover, Feng-hsiao dressed as a young man and went to the capital. She then used Ru-lung's name to enter the national exam and was ranked first place. Impressed by Feng-hsiao, the Emperor decided to let her wed the Princess (Fang Ying). On the wedding night, Feng-hsiao revealed the truth to the Princess...

Released

10th December 1964

61 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 42 minutes

Finishes at 3:26am

Ratings and awards

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    5.9/10

  • TMDb Logo

    50%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    55%

Directed by

Chow Sze-Luk

Image of Chow Sze-Luk

Written by

Chang Cheh

Image of Chang Cheh

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