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A Deadly Secret

A Deadly Secret

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 23, 1980

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Action, Drama

User Score

62%

Original Title

連城訣

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

Director

Mou Tun-fei

Description

A treasure hunt sparks the continuing violence in this Hong Kong action film, yet the film does not focus only on the violent nature of some of the characters. An enamored Ting Tien (Pai Piao) spends a cold winter's night waiting to spot the love of his life, Ling Shuang-hua (Szu Shih), when she makes her usual morning excursion onto her balcony. The theme of his love for her is treated with sensitivity, though his love does not affect the fate in store for both himself and the woman he worships. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi