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Painted Faces

1988Movie1 h 48 min

71

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71

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Summary

This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school.

Good for

Date night
Family movie night
Friends night

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Fingerprint

Lifts you up.
Takes you back.
Teaches you something.

Not for scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 71
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109108
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1988
November 10, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
Drama
Language
cn
Original language
Made in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
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Directing · 4
Alex Law Kai-yui Director, Screenplay
Roland Chan Ngok-Chung Assistant Director
Elizabeth Lau Sin-Man Assistant Director
Chui Yuen-Hung Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting Screenplay, Executive Producer
Production · 7
Leonard Ho Producer
Mona Fong Yat-Wah Producer
Rosita Wong Siu-King Production Manager
Pang Shing Unit Manager
Kenny Fan Kim-Hung Assistant Production Manager
Tse Ping-Tsang Unit Manager
Camera · 3
David Chung Director of Photography
Eric Chu Kwok-Fai Focus Puller
Ng Lik-Fong Still Photographer
Editing · 2
Eric Kwong Chi-Leung Editor
Yu Shun Editor
Sound · 4
Lowell Lo Koon-ting Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ronny Ching Siu-lung Foley
Ding Yue ADR Editor
Doris Wong Wai-Kwan ADR Editor
Art · 3
Yank Wong Yan-Kwai Art Direction
Chan Yiu-Wing Assistant Art Director
Kwok Siu Props
Costume & Make-Up · 6
Chiu Suk-Wah Costume Design
Ivy Law Sau-Wai Makeup Artist
Peng Yen-Lien Hairdresser
Poon Man-Wah Makeup Artist
Cho Siu-Fung Makeup Artist
Chan Kong-Mau Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
Vicky Chan Gwai-Woh Gaffer
Other crew · 1
Yuen Wah Martial Arts Choreographer

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