Lung Kong’s first color feature expands on thematic concerns supplanted in The Story of a Discharged Prisoner made one year before, situating issues of social reform within an impassioned romantic melodrama. The relationship between a career criminal and a blind girl (a stunning performance by Josephine Siao) form a portrait of marginalized life in a rapidly-modernizing Hong Kong. The profound chemistry between Patrick Tse and Josephine Siao onscreen served as the primary inspiration for the famed hit man-blind girl pairing in John Woo’s award-winning film The Killer (1989).
Release Date | October 4, 1968 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | 窗 | |
Runtime | 1h 46min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Cantonese | |
Original Language | cn | |
Production Countries | Hong Kong | |
Production Companies | Tse Brother's Motion Picture Production Co. |