The Legend of the Purple Hairpin

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The Legend of the Purple Hairpin (1977)

Directed by Lee Tit

Drama, Music · 1h 53m

Based in Chinese opera, the film tells the story of a young scholar in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yi who travels to the capital Changan to take the national civil examination. During the Lantern Festival, he encounters Huo Xiaoyu in the night market and picks up the purple hairpin she leaves behind by chance. Using the hairpin as a token of love, Li proposes to her on that same night. However, “the course of true love never did run smooth.” With the assistance of a mysterious man in the yellow robe (Huangshanke), together they have to fight against the wicked plot of Official Lu.

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Cast

L
Lung Kim-Sang
M
Mui Suet See
J
Jue Kim-Daan
Y
Yin Suet-Fan Leung Sing Poh Liang Tsi-Pak
W
Wan Fei-Yin
L
Lee Fung Chu Siu-Boh Helena Law Lan

Crew

Director
Lee Tit
Editor
Robert Choi

Details

Original title
紫釵記
Release date
1977-02-12
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama, Music
Original language
CN
Spoken languages
Cantonese
Countries
Hong Kong
Production
Gin Shing Film Company, Golden Phoenix