The Legend of Purple Hairpin(1959)

movie - first aired/released 1959-02-18 - 135 min - audience 7.0

Music, Drama

Directed by Lee Tit

An adaptation of Tong Tik-sang's now-legendary Cantonese Opera piece, the film features divas Yam Kim-fai and Pak Suet-sin (left with Yam), who play the story's lead lovers, and Lan Chi Pak, the sinister official who tries to break up the relationship. Leung Sing-po plays the pair's friend as well as the mysterious 'man in yellow' who exposes plans to separate the couple.