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The Secret

Original title: Fung gip
  • 19791979
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
256
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The Secret (1979)
DramaMysteryThriller
A real murder case which was complicated by the minage ' trois relationship of the victim and the main suspects. As different witnesses narrated their conflicting stories, the case seemed se... Read allA real murder case which was complicated by the minage ' trois relationship of the victim and the main suspects. As different witnesses narrated their conflicting stories, the case seemed set to lead to nowhere; especially when the real identity of the dead person was finally dis... Read allA real murder case which was complicated by the minage ' trois relationship of the victim and the main suspects. As different witnesses narrated their conflicting stories, the case seemed set to lead to nowhere; especially when the real identity of the dead person was finally discovered.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
256
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    • Ann Hui
    • Joyce Chan
  • Stars
    • Sylvia Chang
    • Angie Chiu
    • Norman Chu
    • Ann Hui
    • Joyce Chan
  • Stars
    • Sylvia Chang
    • Angie Chiu
    • Norman Chu
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    • 3Critic reviews
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    Sylvia Chang
    Sylvia Chang
    • Lin Jeng-ming
    Angie Chiu
    Angie Chiu
    • Li Yuen
    Norman Chu
    Norman Chu
    • Ah Saw
    • (as Norman Tsui Sui-Keung)
    Chung Kwan
    • Cop
    Cho-Cho Lai
    Cho-Cho Lai
    • Grandma
    • (as Zhuozhuo Li)
    Siu-Fong Lai
    • Cheung Dai-Ma
    David Lam
    David Lam
    • Lee Ho-hing
    George Lam
    George Lam
    • Doctor
    Ho-Kai Law
    Ho-Kai Law
    • Kwan Yin
    Hye-suk Lee
    Hye-suk Lee
    • Mui Siu-kei
    Suk-Hing Leung
    • Ah Saw's mother
    Kwok-Hung Lo
    • Chow Tung-sing
    Alex Man
    Alex Man
    • Yuen Si-cheuk
    Tung Ng
    Tung Ng
    • Uncle Kung
    Chor-Lam Tsang
    • Night Watchman
    Kenneth Tsang
    Kenneth Tsang
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    Ping Yip
    • Wong Suk-lai
      • Ann Hui
      • Joyce Chan
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    • Trivia
      The restoration of the film was made in 2015 from the internegative donated by Hong Kong Film Services to the Hong Kong Film Archive. After 2K film screening, digital restoration was undertaken by Magyar Nemzeti, the Hungarian film laboratory commissioned by the Archive. As the internegative's soundtrack negative, opening and end credits were missing, respective elements had to be retrieved from VHS and Betacam SP tapes and put back to the film after frame rate adjustment. Digital restorations were then conducted with the aim of restoring the film back to its original quality at the time of its initial release by rectifying problems arising from film deterioration, including stabilisation of jittering images, deflickering, spots and fine scratches removal, colour grading, audio noise removal and synchronization of image and sound, while any inherited defects of the film are kept untouched. The restored version is about 5 minutes longer than the 85-minute edition that has been circulating for years, bringing back to audience not just missing footage but more importantly a more original taste of the film. NOTE: As with Hong Kong film productions at the time, audio synchronization can often appear loose against the picture, due to the audio being recorded in post-production (the Cantonese and Mandarin soundtracks were recorded separately from shooting).
    • Soundtracks
      Adagio In G Minor
      Written by Tomaso Albinoni

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    9/10
    Ann Hui's First Movie
    The movie is based on a true story where a young couple was brutally murdered by a madman in the 70's Hong Kong. Sylvia Cheung plays the dead girl's best friend and is trying to find out what's really happened to her friend. As the story unfolds, nothing is what it initially seems. Ann Hui's first and probably her best movie. The movie beautifully captures the atmosphere of the 70's Hong Kong, where the conflicting impacts of East and West were still obvious. A must-see for noir fans.
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    • cunningswine
    • Apr 22, 2003

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      • November 1, 1979 (Hong Kong)
      • Hong Kong
      • Cantonese
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      • Macau, China
      • Unique
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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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