The Female Prince

Overview

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 10, 1964

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Shaw Brothers

Cast

Fang Ying,Cheung Hei,Ho Fan,Li Ching,Ivy Ling Po,Ching Miao,Chiang Kuang-Chao,Kao Pao-shu,Chin Feng,Hao Li-Jenand 2 more

Director

Chow Sze-Luk

Writer

Chang Cheh

Producer

Run Run Shaw

Music

Wang Fu-Ling,Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0184899