Peking Opera Blues


1h 38m 1987

Brief Synopsis

An unlikely trio of women--a greedy goldigger, a hapless Peking Opera novice, and a general's western-educated daughter--are thrown together in the chaos of pre-revolution Shanghai.

Film Details

Also Known As
Dao ma dan, Do ma dan
Genre
Action
Comedy
Martial Arts
Period
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Film Workshop Company
Location
Hong Kong

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Synopsis

An unlikely trio of women--a greedy goldigger, a hapless Peking Opera novice, and a general's western-educated daughter--are thrown together in the chaos of pre-revolution Shanghai.

Film Details

Also Known As
Dao ma dan, Do ma dan
Genre
Action
Comedy
Martial Arts
Period
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Film Workshop Company
Location
Hong Kong

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1988

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States April 1988

Released in United States August 1989

Released in United States January 25, 1989

Released in United States June 1997

Released in United States May 1989

Released in United States May 2001

Released in United States November 1987

Released in United States September 26, 1991

Released in United States Summer June 25, 1993

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 13 & 20, 1989.

Shown at Hong Kong Film Festival in New York City September 30 & October 8, 1988.

Shown at London Film Festival November 1987.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 20-29, 1997.

Shown at Vevey International Festival of Comedy Films August 1989.

Shown at Washington DC International Film Festival April 20- May 1, 1988.

Previously distributed in US by Gordon's Film International.

Released in United States 1988 (Shown at Hong Kong Film Festival in New York City September 30 & October 8, 1988.)

Released in United States 1988 (Shown at Washington DC International Film Festival April 20- May 1, 1988.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown in New York City (Cinema Village) as part of program "Festival Hong Kong '97: A Cinema in Transition" August 15 - September 11, 1997.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States January 25, 1989 (New York City)

Released in United States November 1987 (Shown at London Film Festival November 1987.)

Released in United States May 2001 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Once Upon A Time in Hong Kong: A Tsui Hark Retrospective" May 25-28, 2001.)

Released in United States August 1989 (Shown at Vevey International Festival of Comedy Films August 1989.)

Released in United States June 1997 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 20-29, 1997.)

Released in United States April 1988 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Documentary - International Cinema - Asia and Africa) April 14-28, 1988.)

Released in United States September 26, 1991 (Shown in New York City (Film Forum 2) September 26, 1991.)

Released in United States Summer June 25, 1993

Released in United States May 1989 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 13 & 20, 1989.)