The Butterfly Chalice

Overview

The story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who is bullied by an arrogant relative of the Qiu Shan ministry. In the heat of the ensuing battle he kills the said man and is hence chased by the district's officials. Trying to use the waterway to shake off his enemies, Yu Quan finds a true friend in the old fisherman's bark-stearing daughter, Hu Feng Lian (Ting Hung) who becomes his loyal accomplice. As symbol for his gratitude, Yu Quan bestows Feng Lian with a Butterfly Chalice to reflect their eternal friendship bond...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 10, 1965

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Shaw Brothers

Cast

Lui Ming,Chao Hsiung,Chang Pei-Shan,Ku Wen-Chung,Chen Yan-yan,Ching Miao,Kwan Yan,Lee Ying,Tien Feng,Lo Liehand 8 more

Director

Yuan Qiu-Feng,Chang Cheh

Writer

Chang Cheh

Producer

Run Run Shaw

Cinematography

Hsu Tseng-Hung

Music

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

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059002