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Between Tears and Smiles is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Doe Ching with Li Li-Hua
Between Tears and Smiles (1964)
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Add to a movie listBetween Tears and Smiles is a 1964 Hong Kong drama film directed by Lo Chen. Set in Republic of China (1912–49) era Peking (Beiping), the story revolves around a college student (Kwan Shan) and three young women: a wealthy daughter of a government bureaucrat, a traditional singer in a band (both portrayed by Li Li-hua) and a street kung-fu/acrobat performer (Ivy Ling Po).
The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Actors
Li Li-Hua
(Shen Feng Shian/Ho Li Shia)
Kwan Shan
Chin Han
King Hu
(Captain teasing Chu in street)
Tsang Choh-lam
(Waiter)
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