The Bride Napping

Mar 13, 1962

2h 8m

★ 6.5

Overview

The romance of a squire's daughter and a poor but refined scholar is thwarted when a loutish bandit is mistaken for the scholar by a confused servant and is given the idea that the daughter's hand in marriage is his for the asking. Rich in cross-dressing, mistaken identities, and reversals of gender roles, the film playfully subverts traditional Confucian values.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

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Cast

Chun Lan

Betty Loh Ti

Liu Yuet-Ying

Ding Ling

Pien Chi

Kiu Chong

Chou Yu-Lu

Diana Chang Chung-Wen

Chou Tung

Chu Mu

Squire Liu Teh-Ming

Chen Yu-Hsin

Squire's wife

Ma Hsiao-Nung

Liu Fu

Ku Wen-Chung

Tiger General Li Chung

Tien Feng

Monk Lo Chi-Hsin/Lo Teh

Fung Ngai

Chou Tsai

Fuk Yan-Cheng

Innkeeper

Hao Li-Jen

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