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A Tale of Three Cities

A Tale of Three Cities

20156.62h 10m

Overview

A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged by war and revolution.

Directed by Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting
Written by Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting, Alex Law Kai-Yui
Produced by Alex Law Kai-Yui, Shi Nansun, James Tsim Tak-Faat
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Top Cast

Sean Lau Ching-wan

Sean Lau Ching-wan

Fang Daolong

Tang Wei

Tang Wei

Chen Yuerong

Qin Hailu

Qin Hailu

Qiu

Jing Boran

Jing Boran

Hua

Huang Jue

Huang Jue

Master Zhou

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Yuerong's Mother

Li Jianyi

Li Jianyi

Daolong's Father

Jiao Gang

Jiao Gang

KMT Agent Chief

Philip Chan Yan-Kin

Philip Chan Yan-Kin

KMT Agent Chief

Wu Jing

Wu Jing

Grandma Yue

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Themes & Keywords

chinese civil warwoman director1930s

About A Tale of Three Cities

A Tale of Three Cities is a drama, history, romance film released in 2015 exploring themes of chinese civil war, woman director, 1930s. Directed by Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting, it stars Sean Lau Ching-wan, Tang Wei, Qin Hailu. A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged by war and revolution.

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