Those Were the Days 1997
6.5 / 10
Those Were the Days
"Those Were the days" speculates on what would happen if a hot international art house director were transported back in time to the 1960s Hong Kong film industry. Highlights include: WKW meets Wong Jing as a child and profoundly influences career; WKW attempts to make his kind of films with the resources, talent, and expectations of 1960s HK filmmakers, and a lot of other Hong Kong /Wong Jing style zaniness.
"Those Were the days" speculates on what would happen if a hot international art house director were transported back in time to the 1960s Hong Kong film industry. Highlights include: WKW meets Wong Jing as a child and profoundly influences career; WKW attempts to make his kind of films with the resources, talent, and expectations of 1960s HK filmmakers, and a lot of other Hong Kong /Wong Jing style zaniness.
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... Wong Ching-Wai
... Ngau Tat-Wah
... Patrick Tse Yuen
... Li Kei
... Ching Po-Chu
... Siu Fong Fong
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Release Date:
Aug 28, 1997 (Hong Kong)
Run Time:
1hr 43`
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Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Status:
Released
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Those Were the Days - Those Were the Days
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Cast
... Wong Ching-Wai
... Ngau Tat-Wah
... Patrick Tse Yuen
... Li Kei
... Ching Po-Chu
... Siu Fong Fong
... Ka-Yin
... Chau
... Fatty
... Cho Wood Yau
... Uncle Kin
... Ko
JC
Jason Chu...
... Cheung
... Wang Tin-Lam
... Cheung's Wife
... Law
... Woman in Bathtub
... Po-Chu's Mother
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