The Deformed (1960)
畸人艷婦
Nurse Leng Shuxian is forced by family circumstances to marry Long Yusheng (King Hu), a grossly disfigured Quasimodo with a heart of gold. Shuxian tries but is unable to accept his deformity and they remain a couple in name only. With the appearance of Yusheng's cousin, she has to make a choice between personal happiness and family duty. From the start, Loh's character and drove the action, evoking a great intensity of emotions along the way: suffering, resignation and loneliness. Loh was lauded as the "Queen of Tragedy" after her heart-wrenching portrayal in this film. Winner of two Golden Harvest Awards – for best screenplay and best black-and-white cinematography – at the 8th Asian Film Festival in 1961.
- Date of release
- 1960-02-19
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Director
- Griffin Yueh Feng
Casting
- King Hu — Long Yusheng
- Betty Loh Ti — Leng Shuxian
- Ching Miao — Lung Bing-Hsun
- Chao Ming — Shao Kuo-Hsiung
- Hung Mei — Mrs. Lung
- Yang Chi-Ching — Ling Kuo-Hwa
- Kao Hsiang — Mrs. Ling
- Kong Yan — Hung Yu-Ching
- Lai Man — Mrs. Shao
- Chang Ke-Jen — Ms. Hisao-Ping
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