The Tender Trap of Espionage

Overview

Spy films had always been popular in Chinese-language cinema, with stories set mostly in WWII or the warlord era. The Tender Trap of Espionage, made two years before Dr. No (1962) which kickstarted the Bond film craze, is a story of intrigue between spies and counterspies within the Japanese Occupation force. The film was shot in Taiwan, offering unique visages, with cat-and-mouse mind games set in motion against trust, betrayal and seduction. Based on the British film The Two-Headed Spy (1958), future action maestro Chang Cheh wrote the script while husband-and-wife team Lo Wei and Lau Leung-wah star together as agents, with Lo doubling as director.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 10, 1960

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Ltd.,Far East,Swank Motion Picture Co.

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site