Operation Child Hunt

1967

1h 37m

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Overview

A hidden gem produced at the height of the Hong Kong left-wing cinema. The Japanese army wants to force resistance leader Cheung (Bow Fong) to appear by capturing his family. Cheung's wife dies and, despite the protection by the nurse Yeung (Chu Hung) and other villagers, Cheung's daughter is captured. In the end Cheung's subordinate Lee Fu (Jiang Han) regroups with the resistance and saves the day, defeating the enemy and rescuing everyone. This film clearly references wartime productions in the mainland of China, with elements such as the Japanese taking hostages, resistance guerilla fighters, and the contrast between ‘heroes' and ‘villains' made obvious through camerawork and make-up designs. Street scenes shot in Macau merge seamlessly with studio scenes to recreate northern Chinese towns. War epics were not a strong suit of Hong Kong cinema. This film takes inspirations from Euro-American spy films and pays attention to character development and the mise-en-scène.

Status: Released

Language: ZH

Production Information

Production Companies

Feng Huang Motion Picture Company

Production Countries

Hong Kong

Spoken Languages

Mandarin

Quick Facts

Original Title	烽火孤鴻
Release Date	November 17, 1967
Status	Released
Language	ZH
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Cast

Han Jiang

Shi Lei

Hsu Li

Key Crew

Chan Chiu

Screenplay

George Shen

Director

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