Red Plum Pavilion

  • Genre: MusicDrama
  • Run time: 90 min
  • Premiere: 1968. October 10.

Li is a beautiful young woman who is engaged to a handsome scholar, Pei Shunqing. However, a rich evil man, Jia Sidao, is attracted by Li's beauty and wants to take Li as his concubine. Pei and Li then come to discuss the matter and decide to flee, but they are kidnapped by Jia's men before they can escape. Jia threatens to kill Pei, and Li finally yields but requests to see Pei for the last time. During their short conversation Li tries to persuade Pei to leave, but he insists that he will not leave without her. Li tells him that she has promised to be Jia’s concubine. Pei has to depart, angry and disappointed. Later, Li tries to kill Jia with his sword before their wedding but she is stabbed to death instead. Li's ghost then returns to avenge Jia and his men by burning them until only ashes remain.

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Betty Loh Ti

Li Hui-Niang

Zhao Lei

Pei Shun-Ching

Doreen Chien Rong-Rong

Maid Chao Hsia

Leung Sing Poh

Chia Sze-Tao

Tin Ching

Cheng Hu-Chen

Su Li

Liao Ying-Zhong

Camera

Fan Jie

Director of Photography

Directing

Wong Tin-Lam

Director

Editing

Production

Choo Kok Leong

Producer

Sound

Yao Min

Original Music Composer

Writing