The Happy Trio

Overview

Following the lives of three downtrodden but resilient outcasts, John Lo Mar's gritty social drama paints a sense of realism rarely seen in Hon Kong movies. Li Ching - the best actress of her era - play Ah Chiao is a girl from a rural village stranded in the city, who befriends a kind-hearted transient and a retired actor. They are poor, but they are happy. Although her fortune changes for the better when she becomes a singer, she ultimately learns money can't buy happiness.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 8, 1975

Original language

CN

Spoken languages

Cantonese

Countries

Hong Kong

Production

Shaw Brothers

Cast

Yeung Kei,Yau Fung,Tang Ching,Lam Yuen,Wang Sha,Lily Leung Shun-Yin,Joseph Koo,Hui Ying-Sau,Ku Chiu-Chin,Li Ching

Director

John Law Ma

Writer

Shu Lan,Szeto On

Producer

Run Run Shaw

Music

Joseph Koo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0456662