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Released
1986 · FILM

Peking Opera Blues

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
105 min
Language
CN
ActionComedyHistory
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pat Neil—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by David WuShot by Hang Sang PoonScored by James WongDesigned by Kim Sing Ho

Also known as

  • Do ma daande
  • Fünf Schwerter für die Freiheitde
  • Peking Action Bluesde
  • Peking Opera Bluesde
  • Peking Opera Bluesen

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