Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disfigured Quasimodo with a heart of gold. Shuxian tries but is unable to accept his deformity and they remain a couple in name only. With the appearance of Yusheng's cousin, she has to make a choice between personal happiness and family duty. From the start, Loh's character and drove the action, evoking a great intensity of emotions along the way: suffering, resignation and loneliness. Loh was lauded as the "Queen of Tragedy" after her heart-wrenching portrayal in this film. Winner of two Golden Harvest Awards – for best screenplay and best black-and-white cinematography – at the 8th Asian Film Festival in 1961.
Griffin Yueh Feng
Director
Ko Jui-Fen
Writer
King Hu
Long Yusheng
Betty Loh Ti
Leng Shuxian
Ching Miao
Lung Bing-Hsun
Chao Ming
Shao Kuo-Hsiung
Hung Mei
Mrs. Lung
Yang Chi-Ching
Ling Kuo-Hwa
Kao Hsiang
Mrs. Ling
Kong Yan
Hung Yu-Ching
Lai Man
Mrs. Shao
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