Crimson Street

Crimson Street
Film poster
Directed byDavid Lai
Written byJohn Au
Produced byJohnny Mak [zh]
StarringSally Yeh
Kenny Bee
Wai-Man Chan
James Barnett
Mang-Ha Cheng
Mei-King Leung
Steve Mak
Sam Sorono
Kai-Keung Sze
Wai Tam
Melvin Wong [zh]
CinematographyArthur Wong
Edited byFan Kung-Wing
Music byChris Babida
Production
companies
Yiu Wing Movie Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Johnny Mak Production
Release date
  • 18 November 1982 (1982-11-18)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK $4,069,835

Crimson Street (pinyin: Sha ren ai qing jie) is a film directed by David Lai and produced by Johnny Mak [zh]. Released in 1982, it is a story about a night club singer involved in a love triangle with three men. The lead role is played by Sally Yeh. It also stars Kenny Bee, Wai-Man Chan and Melvin Wong [zh].

Story

The film combines action, comedy and romance to add to the story of Sally, a night club singer who is romantically involved with three men. One of them is Stone (played by Kenny Bee), a bank robber who has recently been released from prison. Another man she is involved with is a night club owner Paul King (played by Chan Wai-Man). The third man in the 4 player love-tangle is a policeman called Pow (played by Melvin Wong).

Background

For his part in the film, Chan Wai-Man was a 2nd Annual Hong Kong Film Awards best actor nominee. The film boosted the star profile of Sally Yeh.

Cast

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