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Operation Child Hunt (1967)
Directed by George Shen
War, Drama · 1h 37m
A hidden gem produced at the height of the Hong Kong left-wing cinema. The Japanese army wants to force resistance leader Cheung (Bow Fong) to appear by capturing his family. Cheung's wife dies and, despite the protection by the nurse Yeung (Chu Hung) and other villagers, Cheung's daughter is captured. In the end Cheung's subordinate Lee Fu (Jiang Han) regroups with the resistance and saves the day, defeating the enemy and rescuing everyone. This film clearly references wartime productions in the mainland of China, with elements such as the Japanese taking hostages, resistance guerilla fighters, and the contrast between ‘heroes' and ‘villains' made obvious through camerawork and make-up designs. Street scenes shot in Macau merge seamlessly with studio scenes to recreate northern Chinese towns. War epics were not a strong suit of Hong Kong cinema. This film takes inspirations from Euro-American spy films and pays attention to character development and the mise-en-scène.
Cast
Shi Lei
Crew
- Director
- George Shen
- Screenplay
- Chan Chiu
Details
- Original title
- 烽火孤鴻
- Release date
- 1967-11-17
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Original language
- ZH
- Spoken languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Production
- Feng Huang Motion Picture Company