Madam White Snake (1962)
Original title: 白蛇傳
Madam White Snake is a 1962 Chinese-language fantasy movie directed by Griffin Yueh Feng, with a running time of 1h 35m. It stars Linda Lin Dai, Zhao Lei and Margaret Tu Chuan.
This Classic Seductive tale of two snakes who assume human forms will send chills of pleasure down viewers' backs. The Lovely Linda Lin Dai (Les Belles, The Kingdom And The Beauty) and margaret Tu Chuan (The Dream of The Red Chamber) play the two sister serpents, Pak Su-cheng and Ching Ching. Su-cheng meets Hsu Hsien (Chao Lei) one day and recognizes him as her savior in another life 1,000 years ago. She marries him to reward him but the snake-human union brings about problems beyond imagination.
Cast
- Linda Lin Dai as Pai Su Chen (White Snake)
- Zhao Lei as Hsu Hsien
- Margaret Tu Chuan as Hsiao Ching (Green Snake)
- Yang Chi-Ching as Abbot Fa Hai
- Lee Wan-Chung as Taoist Priest Guo Wei
- Yiu Kwang-Chao as God of Nan Chi
- Chui Chung-Hok as White Crane
- Gwan Jing-Leung as Yellow Deer
- Lau Yan-Kit as Boatman
- Lan Wei-Lieh as Monk Fa Shan
- Hao Li-Jen as Hsien's Medicine Shop Worker
- Mama Hung as Townsperson