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Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power

1957·Movie
1h 35min
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Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Fast Pace6
  • Adrenaline5
  • Tension4

Heart

Hopeful and romantic

Much of it is about family.

  • Hopefulness8
  • Romance7
  • Wholesome7

Humor

Some situational comedy and sharp wit

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Situational Comedy7
  • Wit & Wordplay6
  • Physical Comedy5

World

Family

  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • World Immersion6
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Narrative Structure7
  • Direction6
  • Acting6

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition6

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The 'Iron-beaked Hen' is one of Tang Bik-wan's iconic comedic characters in her prolific career.

Iron-Beaked Hen and Fatso Bo on their way to the city to help a relative out of some trouble, they run into a band of robbers. They stop over an allegedly haunted house where they save the lovers To Lok-yin and Yu Mei-yung from their attemped suicide. Hen learn their story and decide to help them out. Yin comes from a rich family, he lost his father when he was very young and was brought up by his uncle. Now that he is old enough to claim his inheritance, the guardian, his uncle, in order to keep the fortune under control, forces him to marry a girl of his choosing. The couple cannot face separation and resolve to end their lives together. Hen thinks of a way to help them, which involves Yin pretending to comply; that is, to go ahead with the marriage arrangement. On the wedding day, they swap the bride with Yung. Disguised as a matchmaker and a county official respectively, Hen and Bo reprimand To's uncle who schemes to seize To's family fortune. To and Yu marry.
Classic Hong Kong ComedyTraditional Morality PlayRomantic CaperFamily IntrigueDisguise & DeceptionHopeful & WholesomeOld-Fashioned FunWitty DialogueHistorical Setting

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1 h 35 min

Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power runs 1 h 35 min.

What language is Iron-beaked Hen's Sudden Rise to Power in?

cn

It was made in cn.