The Offering (1966)

A Canadian man works as a stagehand in Toronto and falls in love with a Chinese singer of the visiting Peking Opera.

Date of release
1966-11-24
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 20m
Director
David Secter

Interesting facts

The Offering is a Canadian romantic drama film, directed by David Secter and released in 1966. One of the first Canadian films ever to depict an interracial relationship, the film portrays a romance between Mei-Lin, a dancer with a touring Peking opera company, and Gordon, a stagehand at the theatre in Toronto where the troupe is performing. Philip Givens, the real-life mayor of Toronto at the time the film was made, appears in the film as himself; the cast also includes Ellen Yamasaki and Marvin Goldhar.

Read on Wikipedia · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Data from Wikidata.

Recommended