The Deformed

Overview

Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disfigured Quasimodo with a heart of gold. Shuxian tries but is unable to accept his deformity and they remain a couple in name only. With the appearance of Yusheng's cousin, she has to make a choice between personal happiness and family duty. From the start, Loh's character and drove the action, evoking a great intensity of emotions along the way: suffering, resignation and loneliness. Loh was lauded as the "Queen of Tragedy" after her heart-wrenching portrayal in this film. Winner of two Golden Harvest Awards – for best screenplay and best black-and-white cinematography – at the 8th Asian Film Festival in 1961.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 19, 1960

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Shaw Brothers

Cast

Lai Man,Kao Hsiang,Yang Chi-Ching,Chao Ming,Ching Miao,Chang Ke-Jen,Betty Loh Ti,Hung Mei,Kong Yan,King Hu

Director

Griffin Yueh Feng

Writer

Ko Jui-Fen

Producer

Run Run Shaw

Cinematography

Albert Yang Chun

Music

Kei Seung-Tong

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0194055