The Kingdom and the Beauty (1959)
Original title: 江山美人
The Kingdom and the Beauty is a 1959 Chinese-language drama movie directed by Li Han-Hsiang, with a running time of 1h 40m. It stars Linda Lin Dai, Zhao Lei and King Hu.
This is a musical about a young emperor who is lured via stories told to a place called Kiang-Nan by his royal tutor. The empress mother has the tutor go to Kiang-Nan to bring him back.
Cast
- Linda Lin Dai as Li Feng
- Zhao Lei as Chu Te Cheng
- King Hu as Ta Niu
- Ma Lam as Chou Yung
- Yang Chi-Ching as Ta Feng's Brother
- Hao Li-Jen as Inn customer
- Hung Mei as Ta Feng's sister in law
- Tong Yeuk-Ching as Empress mother
- Gam Tin-Chue as Royal guard
- Chow Siu-Loi as Royal guard
- Lan Wei-Lieh as Royal guard
- Wang Yuan-Long as Liang Chu